WorksheetsMiddle English Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What period did Middle English cover?
1000–1200
1300–1400
1200–1300
1100–1500
What major event followed the start of Middle English?
The Norman Conquest
The English Civil War
The Great Fire
The Black Death
Which language influenced English the most during this period?
Spanish
Italian
French
German
What happened to the endings of words in Middle English?
They were added
They became more complex
They disappeared
They became longer
What was the main language of the upper class after the Norman Conquest?
Latin
German
French
Old English
What did the English language lose during the Middle English period?
Inflections
Dialects
Tenses
More words
Which tense was developed during Middle English?
Conditional tense
Past tense
Future tense
Present tense
What was the effect of the printing press introduced in 1476?
More dialects
More languages
Less writing
Standard spelling
Who is known as the father of English poetry?
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Langland
Shakespeare
John Milton
What was a major influence on English vocabulary during this time?
Chinese
Greek
Arabic
Latin
What type of writing increased after 1200?
Legal documents
Religious texts
Scientific papers
Literature
What was the main dialect that became standard after the printing press?
West Saxon
East Midlands
Kentish
Northumbrian
What did the Great Vowel Shift affect?
Spelling
Grammar
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
What type of names became necessary as villages grew?
Surnames
Nicknames
First names
Middle names
What was the impact of the Norman Rule on English vocabulary?
More borrowing
Less borrowing
No change
Complete replacement
