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WorksheetsStandardisation & EME
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the generally accepted dates of Early Modern English?
a)
1100-1400
b)
1400-1800
c)
1700-1900
d)
1500-2000
2.
What does Early Modern English mark?
a)
A transition between Old and Middle English
b)
A transition between Middle and Modern English
c)
A transition between Old English and the introduction of Old Norse
3.
What was English like before standardisation?
a)
Well understood by everyone
b)
The language of the courts and education
c)
Hampered by regional variation
d)
Not spoken by many in England
4.
The process by which conventional forms of a language are established and maintained is called
a)
Condensation
b)
Construction
c)
Standardisation
d)
Regularisation
5.
Who was the first to begin printing in Westminster?
a)
William Caxton
b)
Samuel Johnson
c)
Richard Pynson
d)
William Shakespeare
6.
Who began to translate the first Bible into English?
a)
The Lollards
b)
William Tyndale
c)
William Caxton
d)
John Wycliffe
7.
What happened to Wycliffe?
a)
He was celebrated
b)
His Bibles were sold through the churches in England
c)
He was condemned as a heretic
8.
Who implemented English as the language of the state?
a)
King Henry V
b)
King Henry VI
c)
King Henry VII
d)
King Henry VIII
9.
From what language did William Tyndale translate his English Bible?
a)
Latin
b)
French
c)
German
d)
Hebrew
10.
What is the belief that one variety of a language is superior to others and should be promoted as such.
a)
Optimism
b)
Prescriptivism
c)
Descriptivism.
d)
Socialism
11.
What were the two second person pronouns in Early Modern English?
a)
you, yours
b)
thou, ye
c)
his, hers
d)
thine, yours
12.
Why did the vocabulary rapidly expand during the Early Modern English period?
a)
Trade and travel
b)
Technology
c)
Industrial Revolution
13.
Who published "A Dictionary of the English Language"
a)
Samuel Johnson
b)
William Caxton
c)
The Oxford University
d)
William Tyndale
14.
In what year was Samuel Johnsons' dictionary published?
a)
1755
b)
1655
c)
1855
15.
How long did it take Johnson to publish his dictionary?
a)
10 years
b)
20 years
c)
30 years
d)
40 years
16.
What was the resistance movement begun by those who feared for the survival of that original Germanic language, Old English.
a)
Presriptivism
b)
The resistance movement
c)
Inkhorn Controversy
17.
What are some concerns of a dictionary being compiled by one person?
a)
Possible bias against words
b)
It takes too long
c)
They don't get entries correct
d)
Possibility for errors
18.
What is the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history
a)
Ethnology
b)
Entomology
c)
Etymology
d)
Etiology
19.
“You should not put words in dictionaries unless you have collected the evidence for their existence, and can make this evidence available to public scrutiny.”
a)
The 'Five' Rule
b)
Editor's Choice
20.
“You should not put words in dictionaries unless you have collected the evidence for their existence, and can make this evidence available to public scrutiny," is a discussion of:
a)
The 'Five' Rule
b)
Editor's Choice
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