Story of English Objective Question // Chapter-1 // Bihar Board 12th English

 

1.      English used since AD………..till now is called Modern English.
a)1300
b)1400
c)1500
d)1600

2.      Old English covers AD 449-AD…………..
a)1156
b)1056
c)1066
d)1077

3.      Middle English covers AD 1150- AD……..
a)1600
b)1400  
c)1500
d)1450

4.      Modern English covers AD………onwards.
a) 1550
b)1600
c)1500
d)1515

5.      The history of English begins with the coming of the Anglo-Saxons from………..to mainland Britain.
a)America
b)China
c)Europe
d)Baltic

6.      English language is …………….than Sanskrit, Persian, Greek, Latin, etc.
a)older
b)much older  
c)younger
d)much younger

7.      English is not our………..
a)mother tongue
b)father tongue
c)official language
d)emotional language

8.      The Anglo-Saxons were……..people.
a)Indo-European
b)Red Indian   
c)Germanic
d)Persian

9.      Through…….English belongs to the ancient Indo-European family of languages.
a)Sanskrit
b)Latin
c)Germanic
d)Greek

10.  There are…….main periods in the history and growth of English language.
a)Two
b)three
c)four
d)five

11.  The English we speak today came from the speech of the………
a)Germanic tribe
b)Asian Tribes
c)American tribes
d)African tribes

12.  Angles, Saxons and Jutes are together called………….
a)Anglo
b)Saxons
c)Anglo-Saxons
d)None of these

13.  The Anglo-Saxons used to live in……………..
a)North & West Europe
 b)North Europe
c)South Europe
d)West Europe

14.  The languages the Anglo-Saxons used were…………….
a)Celtic
b)English          
c)French           
d)Germanic or Teutonic

15.  The Germanic invaders were called………by the natives of England.
a)Saxons           
b)English
c)African
d)America

16.  Father of English language is……………….
a)Shakespeare
b)Geoffrey Chaucer
c)John
d)none of these

17.  The Anglo-Saxons invaded England in the…….
a)5^th Century
b)6^th Century
c)7^th Century
d)none of these

18.  The English language of today reflects…………….centuries of political and social developments.
a)4^th Century
b)5^th century
c)6^th century
d)7^th century

19.  Who were called together the Anglo-Saxons?
a)Angles
b)Saxons
c)Jutes
d)all the three

20.  ………..gave England its name and language.
a)Indians
b)Romans
c)Anglo-Saxons
d)none of these

21.  The history of English language is just about……….years old.
a)fifteen hundred
b)sixteen hundred
c)seventeen hundred
d)none of these

22.  The Year 1066Ad is taken to be the end of…………..period.
a)Middle English
b)Old English
c)Modern English
d)none of these

23.  Modern English begins from…….
 a)1300 AD
b)1400AD
c)1500AD
d)1600 AD

24.  …………has the largest number of native speakers.
a)English
b) Urdu
c) Chinese
d) Hindi

25.  English developed from the speech of the……………..
a)Anglo-Indian
b) Anglo-American
c)Anglo-Saxon
d)none of these

26.  The history of English language started with the arrival of the………Germanic tribes.
a)one
b)two
c)three
d)four

27.  Angles, Jutes and Saxon came from…………
a)North Europe
b)West Europe
c)A and B
d)None of these

28.  In 5^th century Britain used to speak……….language.
a)Teutonic
b)German
c)Latin
d)Celtic

29.  English word came from the name of the…….
a)Angles
b)Jutes
c)Saxons
d)All of these above