Starter quiz
- Who invaded England first?
- The Anglo-Saxons ✓
- The Normans
- The Vikings
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- When the Bible first arrived in England, what language was it written in?
- English
- Chinese
- Arabic
- Latin ✓
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- In what century was William Shakespeare born?
- 1400s
- 1500s ✓
- 1600s
- 1700s
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- Which of the following is the definition of conquer? Here it is used in a sentence: The army was able to conquer their enemies.
- defeat ✓
- betray
- lose
- flee
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- Select the plays that were written by William Shakespeare.
- Romeo and Juliet ✓
- Hamlet ✓
- Oliver Twist
- The Time Machine
- Doctor Faustus
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- Which of the following is the definition of adopt? Here it is used in a sentence: Over time, languages adopt new words.
- acquire ✓
- lose
- improve
- change
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Exit quiz
- Many words associated with law and government were introduced by the Normans.
- True - they added 5000 words to the English language
- True - they added 10000 words to the English language ✓
- False - the Anglo-Saxons added words associated with law to the English language
- False - they only added words linked with food to the English language
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- The Anglo-Saxons mainly introduced words to describe ...
- everyday things. ✓
- legal things.
- political things.
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- The Bible was very influential in the development of the English language. Which reasons below explain why?
- It had a widespread influence ✓
- It was very entertaining
- It was culturally significant ✓
- It was accessible ✓
- It was mandatory reading
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- Which of these did Shakespeare not do?
- Standardised spelling and grammar
- Introduced new words and phrases
- Introduced many new phrases
- Invented different dialects ✓
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- Which words below were added to the English language as a result of the British Empire?
- jungle ✓
- tea ✓
- electricity
- judge
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- Which examples below are words added to the English language as a result of the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century?
- internet
- electricity ✓
- technology
- podcast
- hypothesis ✓
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Key learning points
- The invading Angles, Saxons and Jutes brought useful language, for describing everyday things.
- The English population adopted Latin words through the Church and French words through the Norman invasion.
- Both Shakespeare and the King James Bible gave the English language many of the phrases that we use today.
- Scientific developments led to the creation of many new words.
- The expansion of the British Empire led to new words being adopted and the English language travelling globally.
Common misconception
That the English language developed quickly.
The English that we speak today was shaped across many hundreds of years by lots of significant events in our history.
Keywords
Conquer - To conquer means to take control of a particular place and its people by force.
Invade - To invade a country means to enter it by force with an army.
Colonisation - Colonisation occurs when a country takes control of other lands and its people and creates settlements there.
Adopt - If a group adopt a new word, they start using it.
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