WorksheetsShakespearean Speak
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of English did Shakespeare speak?
a)
Old English
b)
Modern English
c)
Ancient English
d)
Early Modern English
2.
Which of the following is an example of a contraction?
a)
Thy
b)
'Twere
c)
Art
d)
Doth
3.
What does "hath" mean?
a)
Has
b)
Have
c)
Had
d)
Happen
4.
What does "thy" mean?
a)
You
b)
They
c)
Your
d)
Their
5.
What is it called when words are arranged in a different order than expected?
a)
Yoda Speak
b)
Back Talk
c)
Mumbo Jumbo
d)
Inverted Syntax
6.
What does "wherefore" mean?
a)
Where
b)
Why
c)
For how long
d)
When
7.
Why did Shakespeare use so many contractions in his plays?
a)
To make his characters sound like real people
b)
He was lazy
c)
He was a weakish speller
d)
Writing plays took too long
8.
What does "doth" mean?
a)
Doesn't
b)
Do
c)
Does
d)
Did
9.
In Shakespeare's time, what did "anon" mean?
a)
Anonymous
b)
Tomorrow
c)
Along
d)
Soon
10.
What does "whence" mean?
a)
When
b)
From where
c)
Why
d)
To who
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