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Shakespeare Language

Authored by Christopher Bujdos

English

7th - 12th Grade

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Shakespeare Language
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. How many new words is Shakespeare credited with having introduced into the English language?

1200

1700

7,100

30,000

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

2. What’s an example of a word that Shakespeare introduced into the English language?

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OFF

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3. What’s one technique that readers can use to grasp the meanings of difficult words?

use context clues

skip them and forget them

whatsapp Mr. Chris

translate them to english

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4. What does the word incarnadine mean when it gets used by Macbeth?

red

sea

green

hand

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5. During the Renaissance period, how did the two second-person pronouns, you and thou, differ?

second and third person

formal and informal

English and Latin

Shakespeare and Chaucer

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6. In Shakespeare’s day, if one were addressing a servant, would one be more likely to use you or thou?

you

thou

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. Why might Shakespeare have chosen to use the prefix un- so frequently in Macbeth?

annul personality traits and/or undo actions

to contrast intentions from actions

to create a double negative

to demontrate genders

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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