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History of OE

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

From what century Old English started to be spoken?

a)

from 7th century

b)

from 5th century

c)

from 3rd century

2.

How many dialects were there in Old English?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

5

3.

Old English ended with Norman Conquest in ...

a)

1160

b)

1045

c)

1066

4.

What letters were not used in OE alphabet?

a)

d, v

b)

b, k

c)

q, z

d)

j, p

5.

How many letters were in the OE alphabet?

a)

24

b)

28

c)

22

d)

25

6.

Old English is a ...

a)

North Germanic language

b)

East Germanic language

c)

West Germanic language

7.

In writing Old English started to appear in....

a)

6th century

b)

5th century

c)

7th century

d)

8th century

8.

Which language was spoken before coming to Britain Anglo-Saxons?

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Latin

c)

Celtic

d)

Old Church Slavonic

9.

Which poem is known as the oldest in English ?

a)

Cædmon's hymn

b)

The tradition of Jesus

c)

Hamlet

d)

The birth of Venus

10.

Which expression is true for Old English verbs?

a)

pure and mixed verbs

b)

strong and weak verbs

c)

smooth and rough verbs

d)

light and heavy verbs