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| 1. | Which of the following is not a language development source? |
| | borrowing words from other languages |
| | compound and complex sentences |
| | old words with new meanings |
| | acronyms |
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| 2. | The Germanic tribes that joined the Celts were the __________. |
| | Angles, Saxons, and Scots |
| | Angles, Saxons, and Romans |
| | Angles, Saxons, and Jutes |
| | Angles, Saxons, and Picts |
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| 3. | The Scandinavians contributed the following pronouns to English: |
| | they, their, and them. |
| | him, her, his, and hers. |
| | we and us. |
| | it and its |
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| 4. | The Battle of Hastings occurred in ____________. |
| | 1492 |
| | 1066 |
| | 1776 |
| | 1266 |
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| 5. | English aristocrats spoke ________after the Norman invasion. |
| | Spanish |
| | French |
| | Latin |
| | Danish |
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| 6. | The Hundred Years' War was between ________________. |
| | England and America |
| | England and France |
| | England and Rome |
| | France and Spain |
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| 7. | From __________ comes bagel and klutz. |
| | Dutch |
| | French |
| | Yiddish |
| | German |
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| 8. | Meltdown is an example of a/an _____________. |
| | compound word |
| | blended word |
| | acronym |
| | borrowed word |
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| 9. | Which of the following is not a borrowed word? |
| | tai chi |
| | feng shui |
| | paparazzi |
| | rap |
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| 10. | Algebra originated from _______________. |
| | Nahautl |
| | Arabic |
| | Bantu |
| | Middle English |
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