Changes Over Time

From 1800 to the present day, the version of English spoken is --.

• Late Modern

• Early Modern 

• bad

• Old 

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The version of English that was spoken between 450 and 1100 AD was --

• modern English

• Old English

• futuristic English

• Late Modern English

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which factors played significant roles in older versions of English?

• Religion

• War

• Technology

• Politics

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which literary period is known for its emphasis on individualism and emotion, often seen as a reaction to the Industrial Revolution?

• A) Romanticism

• B) Realism

• C) Modernism

• D) Postmodernism

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for a word that has changed in meaning over time, such as 'awful' which once meant 'inspiring wonder'?

• A) Neologism

• B) Archaism

• C) Semantic shift

• D) Loanword

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which of the following is an example of a word that has undergone a semantic shift?

• A) Mouse

• B) Car

• C) Book

• D) Tree

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

In which century did the Great Vowel Shift, a major change in English pronunciation, begin?

• A) 12th century

• B) 15th century

• C) 18th century

• D) 20th century

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following authors is associated with the transition from Old English to Middle English?

• A) Geoffrey Chaucer

• B) William Shakespeare

• C) Jane Austen

• D) Charles Dickens

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the term for the process by which words are borrowed from other languages and incorporated into English?

• A) Morphology

• B) Syntax

• C) Lexical borrowing

• D) Phonetics

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which of the following is a characteristic of Early Modern English?

• A) Use of runes

• B) Introduction of the printing press

• C) Use of Latin script

• D) Development of the internet

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A