The History of the English Language

The History of the English Language

11th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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The History of the English Language

The History of the English Language

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.9-10.9, L.5.4B, RI.8.1

+24

Standards-aligned

Created by

Janet Hoskins

Used 2+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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When was Dr Johnson's dictionary first published?

1575

1755

1757

1577

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

From 1066 to 1453, which language(s) were the official language(s) in Britain?

French

English

French & English

French & Latin

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the English language originally known as?

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

Media Image

Which bible was significant in terms of development of the English language?

St James' bible

King John's bible

King James' bible

St John's bible

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What was the significance of the British Empire in respect to the English language?

It borrowed words from other languages

The English learnt to speak other languages

It spread English worldwide

English was used as the language of global trade

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

How many words and phrases is Shakespeare credited with creating?

10000

2500

20000

2000

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Why was the scientific revolution important in terms of language?

They translated Latin terms into English

They needed to speak in a common language

There were lots of new discoveries that needed new words

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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