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The History of the English Language

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long did the Celts settled in England?

a)

100 years

b)

2500 years

c)

5000 years

d)

500 years

2.

Identify one word that was used by the Celts that we still use today.

a)

drinks

b)

whisky

c)

theatre

d)

drum

3.

Which two languages were first known as Celtic languages?

a)

French and English

b)

English and Spanish

c)

German and Hindi

d)

Welsh and Scot-Gaelic

4.

Around what time was the roman invasion in Britain?

a)

55 BC

b)

70 BC

c)

40 AC

d)

25 AC

5.

Which language did the Romans introduce to Britain?

a)

Spanish

b)

Mandarin

c)

Latin

d)

French

6.

What time period was Old English spoken?

a)

25 AD - 50 AD

b)

450 - 1100 AD

c)

100- 150 AD

d)

50 AD - 100 AD

7.

In the 5th century AD, all the following Germanic tribes invaded Britain except

a)

the Angles

b)

the Jutes

c)

the Saxons

d)

the Normans

8.

The Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes spoke

a)

German

b)

French

c)

Latin

d)

Germanic Languages

9.

Identify the group of words that have Old English origin or roots

a)

mine, be, nine, strong, water

b)

telephone, knife blanket rough

c)

mirror, kitchen, wall, spoon

d)

restaurant, bottle, rest, garage

10.

What time period is know has the Middle English era?

a)

100 AD - 1500 AD

b)

1100 AD - 1500 AD

c)

50 AD - 1500 AD

d)

70 AD - 200 AD

11.

The Normand army who invaded Britain in 1066 was led by?

a)

King James II

b)

William the Conqueror

c)

King Henry I

d)

King William III

12.

Which language was introduce to Britain by William and his army?

a)

German

b)

French

c)

English

d)

Latin

13.

In what time period did Early Modern English started to develop?

a)

1300 AD - 1900 AD

b)

700 AD - 1000 AD

c)

1000 AD - 1500 AD

d)

1500 AD - 1800 AD

14.

In what year did William Caxton introduced the printing press in London?

a)

1055

b)

1476

c)

1295

d)

1302

15.

When the first printing press starting in London, all of the following happened except

a)

people started to migrate to other countries.

b)

books became cheaper

c)

many more books were published

d)

more people learned to read.

16.

During what time period is known as the era of Modern English?

a)

1800 - present

b)

1500 AD - 1800 AD

c)

1500 AD - present

d)

1100 AD - present