Free Printable 117-146

1.

A change in which one unit is replaced by two or more distinct units is …

a)

Split

b)

Shift

c)

Breaking

d)

Uniting

e)

Departing

2.

Development of the National literary English language refers to …

a)

New English period

b)

Middle English period

c)

Late Middle English period

d)

Early English

e)

Early middle

3.

A way of word-building in which the word changes its paradigm without changing its initial form, a new word belongs to a different part of speech.

a)

gradation

b)

Shift

c)

diphthongization

d)

Conversion

e)

Uniting

4.

When did Middle English period begin?

a)

In 1475

b)

In 1066

c)

In 1616

d)

In 1080

e)

In1920

5.

What case didnt the OE noun have?

a)

Genitive

b)

Dative

c)

Common

d)

Accusative

e)

Nominative

6.

Nominal grammatical categories in OE are found in …

a)

In nominal parts of speech

b)

In nouns

c)

in verbal parts of speech

d)

in structural parts of speech

e)

In adverbs

7.

What tribes invaded the territory of Great Britain in the 1st century AD?

a)

Germanic

b)

Celts

c)

Jutes

d)

Roman

e)

Teutonic

8.

What tribes invaded the territory of Great Britain in the 7th century BC?

a)

Roman

b)

Celts

c)

Jultes

d)

Saxon

e)

Teutonic

9.

What tribes invaded the territory of Great Britain in the 5th century AD?

a)

Scandinavian

b)

Arabic

c)

Germanic

d)

Celts

e)

Roman

10.

Who played a great role in the development and flourishing of literature in the 14th century?

a)

Chaucer

b)

Marlow

c)

Burns

d)

W.Shakespeare

e)

King Alfred

11.

Who influenced the development of the English language and literature in the 17th century?

a)

W.Skakespeare

b)

Chaucer

c)

King Alfred

d)

Marlow

e)

Burns

12.

What was King Alfreds translation?

a)

Latin Gramma

b)

Beowulf

c)

Celtic Chronicles

d)

Old Legends

e)

Anglo-Saxon Chronicles

13.

Which of the following is one of the famous runic inscriptions?

a)

Anglo-Saxon Chronicles

b)

The Franks Casket

c)

Beowulf

d)

Anglo-Saxon Charters

e)

Old legend

14.

What language was an official language of Great Britain in the Middle English period?

a)

French

b)

Germanic

c)

English

d)

Latin

e)

Spanish

15.

What language was the language of church in Great Britain in the Middle English period?

a)

French

b)

Cermanic

c)

Latin

d)

English

e)

Celts

16.

Name the way of word formation that is a process based on analogy (ME and Early NE).

a)

derivation

b)

back formation

c)

composition

d)

prefix

e)

suffocation

17.

Till what time did the Roman conquest of Britain last?

a)

5th century AD

b)

4th century AD

c)

5th century AD

d)

7th century AD

e)

8th century BC

18.

What period did William Shakespeare live and work?

a)

In Ancient period

b)

Middle English period

c)

Old English period

d)

New English period

e)

Late Middle period

19.

What is the date of introduction of printing in Britain?

a)

1475

b)

1675

c)

1616

d)

1920

e)

1066

20.

What historical event gave the English language the Latin alphabet?

a)

the Scandinavian invasion

b)

migration of the Germanic tribes

c)

adoption of Christianity

d)

Roman invasion

e)

Celtic migration

21.

In what period was the English vocabulary enriched with a great number of borrowings from French?

a)

New English period

b)

Middle English period

c)

Old English period

d)

Ancient times

e)

Roman invasion

22.

What did the Middle English period begin with?

a)

the Norman Conquest

b)

the Teutonic invasion

c)

the introduction of printing

d)

Roman invasion

e)

Celtic migration

23.

What century did Chaucer live and work?

a)

17th century

b)

15th century

c)

16th century

d)

18th century

e)

14th century

24.

The adoption of Christianity gave the English language … .

a)

Runic alphabet

b)

Celtic borrowings

c)

Scottish borrowings

d)

French borrowings

e)

Latin alphabet

25.

Who played a great role in the development and flourishing of learning and literature in the 9th century?

a)

King Alfred

b)

Chaucer

c)

W. Shakespeare

d)

William the conqueror

e)

Harold

26.

Old English period lasted till …

a)

the 10th century

b)

the 11th century

c)

the 15th century

d)

the 12th century

e)

the 9th century

27.

How many grammatical categories did the OE noun have?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

5

e)

6

28.

How many cases does the noun have in New English?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

1

e)

6

29.

How long did the Roman occupation of Britain last?

a)

nearly 100 years

b)

nearly 40 years

c)

nearly 10 years

d)

nearly 5 years

e)

nearly 400 years

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Total questions: 29

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