Which sentence is true?
A. New waves of Germanic invaders and settlers come from Norway and Denmark starting in the late 8th century.
B. New waves of Germanic invaders and settlers come from Norway and Denmark starting in the late 6th century.
C. New waves of Germanic invaders and settlers come from Norway and Denmark starting in the early 7th century.
D. New waves of Germanic invaders and settlers come from Norway and Denmark starting in the late 9th century.
Which event happened in ca. 410 A.D?
A. Beginning of Roman raids on British Isles
B. Romans pull out of Britain and other colonies. Attempting to shore up defense
C. First Germanic tribes arrive in England
D. Many Celtic become Romanized
When did the Roman Empire collapse in England?
A. Ca 800
B. 5th century
C. Ca 710
D. 8th century
Which sentence is true?
A. Old English did sound or look like English today.
B. Old English didn’t sound or look like English today.
C. Middle English did not sound or look difference English today.
D. Old English didn’t sound or look difference English today.
Which at age did Aethelred “the Unready” become the king?
A. At 14 year of age
B. At 11 year of age
C. At 12 year of age
D. At 13 year of age
In 1362, English becomes official language of _______
A. church
B. The subject at school
C. The law courts
D. The USA
How many grammatical genders do most Romance languages have?
Why many say that English is probably not a Creole?
A. Because it doesn’t retain a short number of irregular verbs.
B. Because it retains a short number of regular verbs.
C. Because it retains a high number of irregular verbs.
D. Because it retains a short number of modal verbs.
Who established the first English printing press in 1476?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Julius Caesar
C. William Caxton
D. Shakespeare
In 10th century, where did English borrow words from?
A. Greek
B. Spain
C. Scandinavia
D. Roma
In 1775, What did Samuel Johnson publish?
A. His French Grammar
B. His English Dictionary
C. His French Dictionary
D. His English Grammar
Late modern English has many words, arising from principal factors:
A. C. The Industrial Revolution and technology.
B. A. The Industrial Revolution and technology.
C. B. The British Empire
D. D. The Industrial Revolution, technology and the British Empire
The main difference between Early Modern English and Late Modern English is……………
A. Model sentence
B. Vocabulary
C. Structure
D. Grammar
In some ways , what is American English more like?
A. The English of Shakespeare
B. Modern British English
C. Scotish English
D. Australian English
Pakistani English is recognised and designated in ….
A. the 1940s and 1950s
B. the 1960s and 1970s
C. the 1970s and 1980s
D. the 1930s and 1940s
How many parts of English language are divided by continent?
What do “Lishes” devise for?
A. Describing pronunciation of English
B. Describing certain local variants of English
C. Describing certain local variants of English in England
D. Describing American English
Which country’s economics and geography connected with USA?
A. Canada
B. New Zealand
C. Australia
D. England
Who speaks English as not mother tongue?
A. Chinese
B. Australian
C. American
D. English
When was the standardization of British English more settled than it had been in the previous century?
A. In the 17th century
B. In the 18th century
C. In the 19th century
D. In the 16th century
