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Downloadable worksheets: THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE - ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND Level: advanced Age: 14-17 Downloads: 360   The history of the English language Level: intermediate Age: 13-16 Downloads: 232   History of the English language - The Vikings Level: advanced Age: 14-17 Downloads: 207   History of the English language - The Norman invasion Level: advanced Age: 14-17 Downloads: 185   The history of the English language Level: advanced Age: 14-17 Downloads: 177   Video Worksheet: Where did English come from? � Claire Bowern (by TED Ed) Level: advanced Age: 14-100 Downloads: 163

History of the English Language   1. When was the English language  started? a) during the 1st century, b) during the 5th century, c) during the 10th century   2. The Jutes, Saxons and Angles were Germanic tribes? a) True, b) False   3. What is the meaning of the word "England"? a) "the land of the Irish", b) "the land of the British", c) "the land of the Angles"   4. Choose the name for the Old English period dated from 10th to 11th century: a) Prehistoric or Primitive, b) Early Old English, c) Late Old English   5. What was the main focus on during Early Middle English? a) pronunciation, b) syntax, c) spelling   6.  Who was identified as the Father of English Literature? a) Geoffrey Chaucer, b) Beowulf, c) William Shakespeare    7. What was William Caxton's innovation? a) fountain pen, b) scrabble. c) the printing press    8. Who was the most famous playwright between the end of the16th and start of the 17th century? a) T.S. Eliot, b) William Shakespeare, c) George Bernard Shaw    9.  At what age was John Milton's Paradise Lost published? a) Georgian, b) Restoration, c) Edwardian   10. Bacteria, histology, nuclear, biology have: a) German and African roots, b) Greek and Latin roots, c) Latin and Swedish roots.