ENG 211 (Arts) CBT Practice

1. One major feature of Modern English is

2. Middle English saw a reduction in

3. The Great Vowel Shift occurred during

4. Standard English refers to

5. The Old English period roughly covers

6. The Middle English period began after the

7. Which period produced Shakespeare’s works?

8. Old English was brought to Britain by the

9. The history of English shows that the language is

10. The history of English shows that the language is

11. Middle English was heavily influenced by

12. Early Modern English dates roughly from

13. French loanwords are mostly associated with

14. The study of the history of English helps students to

15. The ruling class after 1066 spoke

16. Old English is also known as

17. Scandinavian influence affected English through

18. Borrowed words in a language are known as

19. When a pidgin becomes a native language, it is called

20. Which country contributed significantly to American English?

21. Which class continued to speak English after the Norman Conquest?

22. Copy - Nigerian English developed, mainly through

23. Old English vocabulary was mainly

24. Copy - Standard English refers to

25. Late Modern English began around

26. Which word is of Scandinavian origin?

27. English is a member of the ____ branch of the Indo-European family.

28. Orthography deals with

29. Old English grammar was characterized by

30. The English language belongs to the

31. William Caxton is important in English history because he

32. The primary reason English has a large vocabulary is

33. Nigerian English developed, mainly through

34. Dialects differ mainly in

35. Latin words entered English mainly through

36. The invention that greatly aided the spread of English was the

37. The Germanic languages are divided into

38. Which writing system was first used for Old English?

39. A pidgin is

40. Which of the following is NOT a Germanic language?