Writer's Choice Grade 9

Unit 22: Sources of English Words


1.	Which of the following is not a language development source?
		A)	borrowing words from other languages
		B)	compound and complex sentences
		C)	old words with new meanings
		D)	acronyms


2.	The Germanic tribes that joined the Celts were the __________.
		A)	Angles, Saxons, and Scots
		B)	Angles, Saxons, and Romans
		C)	Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
		D)	Angles, Saxons, and Picts


3.	The Scandinavians contributed the following pronouns to English:
		A)	they, their, and them.
		B)	him, her, his, and hers.
		C)	we and us.
		D)	it and its


4.	The Battle of Hastings occurred in ____________.
		A)	1492
		B)	1066
		C)	1776
		D)	1266


5.	English aristocrats spoke ________after the Norman invasion.
		A)	Spanish
		B)	French
		C)	Latin
		D)	Danish


6.	The Hundred Years' War was between ________________.
		A)	England and America
		B)	England and France
		C)	England and Rome
		D)	France and Spain


7.	From __________ comes bagel and klutz.
		A)	Dutch
		B)	French
		C)	Yiddish
		D)	German


8.	Meltdown is an example of a/an _____________.
		A)	compound word
		B)	blended word
		C)	acronym
		D)	borrowed word


9.	Which of the following is not a borrowed word?
		A)	tai chi
		B)	feng shui
		C)	paparazzi
		D)	rap


10.	Algebra originated from _______________.
		A)	Nahautl
		B)	Arabic
		C)	Bantu
		D)	Middle English