The History of the English Language

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English
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12th Grade
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Dakota Moncrief
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who started the English language?
Anglos
Saxons
Anglo-Saxons
The Jutes
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who did NOT contribute to the formation of the English language?
Anglo-Saxons
Romans
Vikings
The Jutes
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who invaded England?
William the Nice
William the Kind
William the Handsome
William the Conqueror
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
English and England stole a lot of language from this country that they loved to fight with...
France
Spain
America
China
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This famous English playwright is often acknowledged for creating over 3000 new words...
Shakespeare
Marlow
Shake-Spear
Ol' Shakey
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This newly published book helped to spread the English language far and wide...
The Bible
The James Bible
The King James Bible
The Tao
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Scientists helped spread English by giving up...
Latin
Spanish
German
Chinese
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
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