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History of English

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Old English Period

a)

From 1066 to 1450

b)

From 750 to 1500

c)

From 450 to 1066

d)

From 1050 to 1550

2.

The Angles, Saxons and (a)   invaded Britain during the Old English Period

3.

The Canterbury Tales is a colection of poem related to the (a)   English Period

4.

The Middle English period is marked by____

a)

Norman's invasion

b)

The Great Vowel Shift

c)

The Anglosaxon's invasion

d)

The industrial revolution

5.

Early modern English is also known as:

a)

Chaucer's language

b)

Elizabethan English

c)

Shakespeare's language

d)

The language of the royalty

6.

This is one of the factors that lead to the Late Modern English period:

a)

The Great Vowel Shift

b)

Independence of Britain

c)

Roman's invasion

d)

Collonialism by Britian's kingdom

7.

This is the language spoken in Britain in the Pre-English period:

a)

Celtic language

b)

Welsh

c)

Common Britonic

d)

Latin

8.

In order to keep the Celtic tribes away the Romans built:

a)

The great wall

b)

The Celtic Wall

c)

Hadrian's wall

d)

The emperor's wall

9.

One of the most important events of the Early Modern English was:

a)

The Great Vowel Shift

b)

Norma's invasion

c)

Vikings invasion

d)

Collonialism

10.

Middle English period was:

a)

From 1066 to 1450

b)

From 1450 to 1750

c)

From 750 to 1200

d)

From 550 to 1500