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History of the English Language

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group populated the British Isles first?

a)

The Normans

b)

The Romans

c)

The Celts

d)

The French

2.

What language did the Romans speak?

a)

Romanian

b)

Latin

c)

French

d)

Portuguese

3.

Where is Rome located nowadays?

a)

Italy

b)

China

c)

USA

d)

France

4.

What is the meaning of 'corgi'?

a)

Small dog

b)

Fierce warrior

c)

Water of life

5.

What language DID NOT originate from latin?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

Romanian

d)

Russian

6.

What TWO words do we owe to the vikings?

a)

Anger

b)

Claw

c)

Potato

d)

You

e)

Whisky

7.

Where is Normandy?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

England

d)

Spain

8.

French became the high status language of England. It was the language spoken the rich and powerful.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Who is not a viking God?

a)

Tyr

b)

Zeus

c)

Friga

d)

Odin

e)

Thor

10.

The Anglo-Saxon language is also called __________________.

a)

New English

b)

Middle English

c)

Old English

11.

What word comes from the Anglo-Saxon?

a)

House

b)

Palace

c)

Whisky

d)

Play

12.

Who wrote 'The Canterbury Tales'?

a)

It is Anonymous

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

William Tyndale

d)

Geoffrey Chaucer

13.

What important invention did William Tyndale brought to England?

a)

The pen

b)

The sword

c)

The printing press

d)

Chocolate

14.

Books were cheap before the printing press.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The Bible was originally written in English.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What famous play did William Shakespeare write?

a)

Madame Butterfly

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

The Beauty and the Beast

d)

Tristan and Isolde