Quiz on the History of English Language
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Quiz on the History of English Language
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English
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12th Grade
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14 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What group does the English language belong to?
Anglo-Frisian
Romance
Semitic
Slavic
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did the origin of English date back to?
15th century AD
10th century AD
1st century AD
5th century AD
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which period follows Old English?
Classical English
Modern English
Middle English
Early Modern English
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What significant event marks the beginning of the Middle English period?
Conversion to Christianity
Introduction of printing
Viking invasions
Norman invasion in 1066
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who introduced printing to England?
William Caxton
Henry VIII
Julius Caesar
Alfred the Great
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a major characteristic of Early Modern English?
Influx of words from Greek and Latin
Loss of inflectional endings
Use of Old Norse
Standardization of dialects
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
By what year had the English language reached its Present-Day form?
1700
1800
1600
1500
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
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