ENG 211 (Arts) CBT Practice

1. Dialects differ mainly in

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

3. The Germanic languages are divided into

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

5. Old English vocabulary was mainly

6. The English language belongs to the

7. Middle English was heavily influenced by

8. Nigerian English developed, mainly through

9. Copy - Standard English refers to

10. Early Modern English dates roughly from

11. Scandinavian influence affected English through

12. The Great Vowel Shift occurred during

13. The ruling class after 1066 spoke

14. The history of English shows that the language is

15. The history of English shows that the language is

16. A pidgin is

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

18. Old English is also known as

19. Orthography deals with

20. Late Modern English began around

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

22. William Caxton is important in English history because he

23. Old English was brought to Britain by the

24. The Old English period roughly covers

25. One major feature of Modern English is

26. Copy - Nigerian English developed, mainly through

27. Standard English refers to

28. Which period produced Shakespeare’s works?

29. Borrowed words in a language are known as

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

31. Latin words entered English mainly through

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

33. Old English grammar was characterized by

34. French loanwords are mostly associated with

35. The Middle English period began after the

36. Which country contributed significantly to American English?

37. Which word is of Scandinavian origin?

38. The primary reason English has a large vocabulary is

39. Middle English saw a reduction in

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