La Salle College Victorias

Senior High School

English for Academic and Professional Purposes

Quiz No. 1

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General Instructions: Read each question carefully. Follow the instructions in each test item.
NO CHEATING. BE HONEST IN ANSWERING THIS QUIZ. GOOD LUCK!

I. Identification. Write the correct answer in the space provided. Clues given. 10 points.

1. The oldest surviving example of the Old English Language.

2. Mutually spoken and written language by the Angles, Saxons and the Jutes.
3. Invaded and Conquered England and the Anglo-Saxons in 1066 AD.
4. Descended from the Vikings; Also called Norsemen.
5. A technically dead language; Nowadays used by the Church.
6. The first king of England whose mother tongue was English.
7. The most famous example written by Geoffrey Chaucer.
8. The three synonym system in the Middle English Era.
9. The major factor separating the Middle English from the Modern English
Era.
10. Flowery terms used by Modern English writers, like Shakespeare.

II. True or False. Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and FALSE if it is incorrect. 10 points.

1. Shakespeare contributed over 2000 words, phrases, and idioms.

2. Middle English came to an end around 1600 A.D.
3. Short vowels were largely unchanged during the Great Vowel Shift.
4. Latin is the revolutionary language used to translate the Bible.
5. Influence of the Latin language was brought about the British.
6. William the Conqueror never developed a working knowledge of English
7. During the Norman Invasion, Old English was not replaced.
8. Norman dialect is heavily based on old French.
9. Female names are not given changes during the Norman Invasion.
10. Water, wood, woman, and wolf are words from the Old English language.
III. Enumeration. Write what is asked in the spaces below.

Germanic Invaders in the Old English Era (3pts.) Main focus of the Norman Conquest
1. 1.
2. 2.
3.
Dialects during the Old English Era (Provide three out of four, 3 pts.)
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2.
3.
Two processes that modify or convert verbs and nouns

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2.