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history of english

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did modern English start?

a)

between 1450 and 1500

b)

between 1350 and 1450

c)

between 1400 and 1500

d)

between 1475 and 1500

2.

Is conventionally defined as the actual English language and its characteristics are that now we have more accurate sounds than in the past.

a)

Old English

b)

Middle English

c)

Modern English

d)

Early modern English

3.

Which letter replaced the letter thorn?

a)

TH

b)

WH

c)

HW

d)

HT

4.

Which is the period of English renascence?

a)

14th and 16th century

b)

15th and 17th century

c)

16th and 17th century

d)

just 17th century

5.

Modern English has many dialects and one of them is...

a)

Pakistani

b)

Iraki

c)

Arabic

6.

Which of the following is an outline of the major changes in modern English compared to its previous “Middle English”?

a)

Psycholinguistics

b)

Morphology

c)

Psychology

d)

Sociology

7.

What was the event that began the transition from old to middle English:

a)

The Marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine

b)

vikings

c)

Great vowel shift

d)

Norman conquest

8.

Mention the four significant changes that middle English had:

a)

Norman conquest, Inventing of printing press

Great vowel shift, vikings

b)

Psycholinguistics, Morphology

Sociology, Psychology

c)

vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and orthography

9.

Period of time that was marked by a great extension of foreign influence on English in 1100-1250:

a)

Early modern English

b)

Early middle English

c)

Old English

d)

Middle English

10.

The marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine with Henry II Duke of Normandy was an event with a powerful impact during

a)

The Middle English

b)

The Modern English

c)

The Old English

d)

The Early Middle English

11.

a set of change in the pronunciation of the English language is...

a)

the change of the letter thorn

b)

the great vowel shift

c)

the Aphasia Function

12.

It is the study of the different ways of communicating and how it influences the environment of a society

a)

Linguistics

b)

Sociolinguistics

c)

Pshycolinguistics

d)

Linguists

13.

He is the father of Socio linguistics

a)

William Lavob

b)

Basil Bernstein

c)

Karl Wernicke

d)

Paul Broca

14.

When did old English began and end?

a)

350-1100 A.D.

b)

450-1150 A.D.

c)

450-1100 A.D.

d)

400-1150 A.D.

15.

choose the tribes that influenced old English:

a)

Saxon

b)

Jutes

c)

Angles

d)

Vikings

16.

Which language did the Romans speak?

a)

Latin

b)

Roman

c)

English

d)

Italian

17.

How long did the Romans stay in Britain?

a)

From 40 A.D. to 413 A.D

b)

From 400 A.D. to 810 A.D

c)

From 43 A.D. to 410 A.D

d)

From 50 A.D. to 410 A.D

18.

What was the legacy left by the Roman Empire?

a)

Knowledge about construction

b)

Language, culture, polities, land.

c)

Grammar, verbs, adjectives.

d)

Knowledge about lands and geography

19.

What was the legacy left by Anglo Saxons?

a)

Knowledge about construction

b)

knowledge about land and geography

c)

Language, culture, polities, land

d)

Linguistics, culture, polities, land.

20.

the scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics.

a)

language

b)

linguistics

c)

linguists

d)

sociolinguistics