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Old English

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word ¨English¨ is derived from the name of...

a)

The Angles

b)

OE Engle

2.

Name 2 of the three main periods in the history of English.

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3.

What was the period of old English?

a)

400 to 1050

b)

450 to 1150

4.

How did the dialects spoken by the Germanic tribes arrived in England?

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5.

Choose the main characteristics of Roman Empire that were implemented in Britain

a)

Roads, heating apparatus and water supply

b)

Trained and disciplined military

c)

Job specialization and teaching of language

6.

What was the mostly used language during Roman colonization in Britain by native people?

a)

Latin

b)

Celtic

c)

Gaulish

7.

in England, stone age lasted until...

a)

500 b.C.

b)

600 b.C.

c)

2000 b.C.

8.

The Earliest inhabitants of England where the...

a)

Celts

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Neolithic

9.

One of the following is not a germanic tribe

a)

jutes

b)

romans

c)

angles

10.

Which one of the following small kingdoms gained supremacy over the others in the first part of the 7th century?

a)

Northumbria

b)

Mercia

c)

Wessex