WorksheetsTHE BRITISH ISLES
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 29mins
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BRITISH ISLES, GREAT BRITAIN AND ENGLAND?
(a)
WHAT IS THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND?
(a)
THE BRITISH ISLES ARE FORMED BY:
ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
THE U.K. AND IRELAND
THE CELTS CAME FROM IRELAND
TRUE
FALSE
THE ANGLES AND THE SAXONS WERE OF GERMAN ORIGIN
TRUE
FALSE
THE NORMANS STARTED THE CONQUEST OF BRITAIN IN 1666
TRUE
FALSE
OLD ENGLISH DEVELOPED FROM A (a) LANGUAGE
AFTER 1066 OLD ENGLISH WAS USED BY THE (a)
WHICH LANGUAGE WAS SPOKEN BY THE CLERGY BETWEEN THE 13TH AND 14TH CENTURY?
(a)
ENGLISH IS A MEMBER OF THE GERMANIC FAMILY OF LANGUAGES
TRUE
FALSE
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EPIC POEM WRITTEN IN OLD ENGLISH?
(a)
WHAT'S THE LANGUAGE USED BY SHAKESPEARE?
(a)
What is the highest mountain in Great Britain?
(a)
The River Severn is the longest river in Britain at 354 km, but which is the second longest?
(a)
What is the capital city of Scotland?
(a)
Which mountain range is often described as the ‘backbone of England’?
(a)
What is the Giant's Causeway?
(a)
Can you drive through the Channel Tunnel?
YES
NO
Name the seas surrounding the British Isles.
(a)
Which country accounts for just over half of the total square miles of the United Kingdom?
(a)
Which British country is divided roughly into two areas, and has nearly 800 islands?
ENGLAND
SCOTLAND
WALES
NORTHERN IRELAND
What is the United kingdom’s largest lake?
(a)
Which group of people invaded Britain in 1066?
(a)
Name the painters we spoke about in class.
(a)
WALES LIES IN THE NORTH OF BRITAIN
TRUE
FALSE
MOST OF WALES IS OCCUPIED BY FLATLAND
TRUE
FALSE
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE PARLIAMENT IN WALES?
(a)
WHAT'S THE SECOND NAME FOR NORTHERN IRELAND?
(a)
The area around Manchester, Liverpool ans Sheffield, during the 19th century, was the birthplace of the
(a)
