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WorksheetsOld English and Middle English
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Old English originates from these languages:
Czech, Germanic languages and Old Norse
Latin, Germanic languages and Old Norse
Chinese, Germanic languages and Old Norse
Klingon, Germanic languages and Old Norse
Which group of people came to England around 800 AD and brought terms such as 'axe' with them?
Frysians
Christian missionaries
the French
Vikings
Which language did the Romans speak before they leave Britain around 450 AD?
French
Latin
Dutch
American
Who seized a part of England during the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
William the Conqueror
William the Great
William the French
William of Orange
How did William the Conqueror make sure he got lots of money?
He killed the poor.
He implemented the feudal system.
He had people pay extra taxes.
He forbade everyone but himself to live in castles.
Who spoke French in England after 1066?
Nobility
Peasants
Mutton
French
Vernacular English
Cow
French
Vernacular English
Swine
French
Vernacular English
The Canterbury Tales was originally written in
French
Latin
Middle English
