The Mother Tongue Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

Bill Bryson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Mother Tongue Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

Bill Bryson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 Names.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The English writing system developed from what?
(a) Cave drawings
(b) Etchings on leaves
(c) Pictographs
(d) Markings on trees

2. From whom did North American settlers borrow words?
(a) Creole, Spanish and French
(b) Native Americans, Creole and Celtic
(c) Native Americans, Spanish and French
(d) Native Americans, Spanish and Celtic

3. For years, concern for spelling has been neglected over imposing what?
(a) Reporting
(b) Research
(c) Fines
(d) Rules

4. What do the British borrow from American English?
(a) ebonics
(b) grammatical styles and word usages
(c) street slang
(d) phonics

5. Who establishes a large presence in Northern England in the year 850?
(a) The Romans
(b) The Russians
(c) The Danish Vikings
(d) The French

Short Answer Questions

1. The author decides it is ______________ to divide the U.S. into distinct accents.

2. Who is the Venerable Bede?

3. What type of names go through an adaptive period to reach worldwide markets?

4. Regional trends have common accent features but no speakers who _________________________________.

5. What is the difference between Cro-Magnon man and Neanderthal man?

(see the answer key)

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