WorksheetsEnglish language history
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What group of people were first protected by the Romans and then defeated by Germanic tribes?
a)
Romans
b)
Celts
c)
Anglo-Saxon
d)
French
2.
What could the old Germanic language also be called?
a)
French
b)
Spanish
c)
Middle English
d)
Old English
3.
What is the connotation of a word associated with?
a)
food
b)
feeling
c)
friends
d)
German people
4.
What language was spoken by the aristocracy?
a)
Spanish
b)
German
c)
French & Latin
d)
English
5.
Are the words "Hearty and Welcome" French or Anglo-Saxon?
a)
French
b)
Anglo-Saxon
6.
What does the connotation of French and Latin words relate to?
a)
Nobility
b)
Peasantry
c)
Business
d)
Submissiveness
7.
What type of words have a connotation of peasantry or "real people"?
a)
Saxon
b)
French
c)
German
d)
Russian
8.
Where does our history reside and live, most times without us even knowing it?
a)
clothes
b)
shoes
c)
food
d)
language
9.
Where were the conquering tribes from before invading Britain?
a)
Spain
b)
Northern Europe
c)
Southern Europe
d)
Northern Africa
10.
What language mixed with "Old English" in the 700's to further evolve the English language?
a)
Middle English
b)
Latin
c)
Old Norse
d)
Spanish
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