1. Northumbrian

2. Midland

3. Northern

4. West-Mercian

5. London

376. What was the name of Northumbrian dialect in Middle English?

1. Mercian

2. Northern

3. West-Saxon

4. Midland

5. London

377. What grammatical (morphological) categories did the noun have in Old English?

1. Gender and number

2. Number and case

3. Gender, number and case

4. Case and gender

5. Quality and quantity

378. Which Middle English dialect did make the basis of the London dialect?

1. East-Saxon

2. Midland

3. Mercian

4. Northern

5. Northumbrian

379. How many cases were in Middle English?

1. 6

2. 4

3. 8

4. 2

5. 7

380. Which cases did exist in Middle English?

1. Nominative, Genitive

2. Common, Possessive

3. Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative

4. Nominative, Genitive, Dative

5. Common, Genitive, Dative, Possessive

381. What dialect was represented by Geoffrey Chaucer’s work?

1. East Midland

2. West Midland

3. Kent

4. London

5. Scotland

382. What group of dialects does include the Kentish and the South – Western dialects?

A) Southern

B) Northern

C) West Saxon

D) Mercian

E) Western

383. The Northumbrian dialect is now called as:

A) Northern

B) Midland

C) West Saxon

D) East Saxon

E) Southern

384. Mercian dialect is called now as:

A) Midland

B) Northern

C) Scottish

D) Welsh

E) Southern

385. Yorkshire and the Lancashire dialects belong to…

A) Kentish dialect

B) Midland dialect

C) Southern dialect

D) West Saxon dialect

E) Northern dialect

386. How many words were borrowed from about 50 languages during 16^th and 17^th centuries?

A) 4000 words

B) 2000 words

C) 5000 words

D) 3500 words

E) 3000 words

387. From where did new words mainly come?

A) From German

B) From Greek

C) From Latin

D) From Italian

E) From French

388. From where did the words: expensive, explain, destiny and fact come?

A) Latin

B) Italian

C) Africa

D) Turkey

E) Persia

389. The words chocolate and tomato came from…

A) Brazil

B) Latin

C) Mexico

D) Turkey

E) Persia

390. When did The King Lames Bible appear?

A) 1612

B) 1161

C) 1216

D) 1116

E) 1611

391. The publication of the first “Book of Common Prayer” in English, under the supervision of Thomas Cranmer was in…

A) 1409

B) 1543

C) 1500

D) 1900

E) 1649

392. The publication of “Paradise Lost” by John Milton was in…

A) 1662

B) 1667

C) 1611

D) 1539

E) 1800

393. In what century was a time of political and social upheaval in England?

A) 18^th century

B) 16^th century

C) 17^th century

D) 14^th century

E) 15^th century

394. How many types does the noun have?

A) 6

B) 3

C) 4

D) 5

E) 2

395. Quantitative vowel changes occurred in:

A) Early New English

B) Late New English

C) Early Middle English

D) Late Middle English

E) Old English

396. The reverse quantitative change means:

A) Shortening of vowels

B) Vocalization of consonants

C) Palatalization

D) Phonetic change

E) Lengthening of vowels

397. The oldest surviving correspondence in English, by sir John Hawkwood dates from the:

A) 1290s

B) 1490s

C) 1390s

D) 1389s

E) 1598s

398. Who did open the way for the introduction of Norman French as a language of polite discourse and literature?

A) Normans

B) Angles

C) Scottish

D) Celtic

E) Jutes

399. Normans invaded Britain and settled down there in:

A) 1166

B) 1066

C) 1266

D) 1060

E) 1065

400. From where did the words: expensive, explain, destiny come?

A) America

B) Mexico

C) Asia

D) Latin

E) English

401. What does “the apple of somebody’s eyes” mean?

A) A very honest person

B) You only just manage to do something

C) A person who is loved very much by somebody

D) A honest way of living

E) A person who is sympathetic

402. Which of these creative works belong to Geoffrey Chaucer?

A) Brut

B) Canterbury Tales

C) The cold of the wild

D) Fairy tales

E) Ornulum

403. When did the Pope Gregory send a mission to Britain?

A) 596

B) 638

C) 731

D) 598

E) 500

404. What period did the king Oswine live?

A) 670- 900

B) 630-658

C) 642- 669

D) 642- 670

E) 700- 701

405. How many alphabets were there in Old English?

A) 7

B) 3

C) 5

D) 2

E) 1

406. Where did the Latin language become international language?

A) in France

B) in South-East Scotland

C) in Western Europe

D) in Northern Ireland

E) in kingdom

407. Where was J.Chaucer born?

A) Scotland

B) France

C) London

D) Ireland

E) Australia

408. When was J. Chaucer died?

A) 1500

B) 1211

C) 1400

D) 1312

E) 1000

409. Who was called as the founder of realism?

A) Oswine

B) Ormulum

C) Richard

D) Chaucer

E) Pope Gregory

410. How many kingdoms were there in Britain in the 6^th century?

A) 11

B) 9

C) 5

D) 7

E) 1

411. Which kingdoms were taking upper hand in an Old English?

A) Sussex, Welsh

B) Wessex, Essex

C) Northumbria, Mercia

D) Celt, Latin

E) Wessex, Latin

412. Which of the 7 kingdoms had won the war in 828?

A) Sussex

B) Kent

C) Mercia

D) Northambria

E) Wessex

413. Where was the Winchester replaced?

A) 400 km from London

B) 200 km from London

C) 300 km from London

D) 100 km from London

E) 500 km from London

414. Who became the king of England in 828?

A) Pope Gregory

B) Oswine

C) Ruthwell

D) Ecgberht

E) King Liar

415. The pope which had spread the Christianity in Britain:

A) king Oswine

B) Peter II

C) Alexander II

D) Gregory I

E) Ivan III

416. Where is the “Runic Casket” nowadays?

A) in Moscow

B) in a French Museum

C) in a British Museum

D) in USA

E) in a Scottish Museum

417. What was the “Runic Casket” made of?

A) Bone

B) Wood

C) Leather

D) Whalebone

E) Iron

418. In which century was the Christianity spread totally?

A) in the 6^th century

B) in the 5^th century

C) in the 7^th century

D) in the 9^th century

E) in the 11^th century

419. The main languages in OE period?

A) French, Gothic

B) French, Roman

C) Gothic, German

D) Runic, Latin

E) Latin, French

420. Where is the village Ruthwell situated?

A) North America

B) East of England

C) West of Ireland

D) South-East Scotland

E) Australia

421. Whom Britain was conquered by for the first time?

A) France

B) Rome

C) Ireland

D) German tribes

E) Greek

422. How many kingdoms did the Germanic tribes consist of?

A) 2

B) 10

C) 4

D) 7

E) 5

423. When did the struggle between Germanic kingdoms come to an end?

A) in 500

B) in 597

C) in 800

D) in 828

E) in 974

424. Which city becomes the capital of England in 828?

A) Kiev

B) London

C) Ruthwell

D) Berlin

E) Winchester

425. Why did the Pope Gregory I send a mission to England?

A) to conquer

B) to develop trade

C) to spread Judaism

D) to influence to economy

E) to spread Christianity

426. When the Christianity was spread all over the England?

A) 5^th century

B) 6^th century

C) 8^th century

D) 7^th century

E) 9^th century

427. What language was an international language of the church science in OE period?

A) Jutes

B) Runic

C) Celtic

D) Latin

E) English

428. How many languages were used in OE?

A) eleven

B) three

C) four

D) five

E) two

429. Where was the village of Ruthwell situated?

A) Ireland

B) South-East Scotland

C) North of Scotland

D) Wels

E) London

430. What kind of poem was the “Ruthwell Cross”?

A) moral

B) social

C) philosophical

D) religious

E) ethic

431. “The Runic Casket” is made of:

A) papyrus

B) stone

C) wood

D) glass

E) whalebone

432. Where was the “Runic Casket” found?

A) Rome

B) London

C) Vena

D) Germany

E) France

433. Three main dialects of an Old English period:

A) East Jutes, Mercian, Saxon

B) Latin, Anglos, Celtic

C) Northambria, Mercia, West-Saxon

D) Anglos, Saxons, Jutes

E) East Saxon, Northambria, Celtic

434. From what century is the writing existed?

A) 12^th century

B) 8^th century

C) 6^th century

D) 10^th century

E) 19^th century

435. The dialect which was spoken by Angles settled between Humber and Thames:

A) Northumbrian dialect

B) Anglo-Saxon dialect

C) West- Saxon dialect

D) Mercian dialect

E) Saxon dialect

436. Who is the most famous writer of the Middle English period?

A) Clerk

B) Boccaccio

C) Dante

D) Geoffrey Chaucer

E) Knight

437. Geoffrey Chaucer’s poetry was divided into:

A) 4 groups

B) 2 groups

C) 5 groups

D) 3 groups

E) 9 groups

438. Where is the “Runic Casket” situated now?

A) in Northern Ireland

B) in Hermitage

C) in Germany

D) in London

E) in Wales

439. The first stage of Geoffrey Chaucer’s poetry:

A) 1372 – 1386

B) 1367 – 1370

C) 1359 - 1372

D) 1382 – 1381

E) 1387 – 1390

440. The capital of England in 828:

A) Sussex

B) Wessex

C) Winchester

D) Essex

E) Canada

441. A religious poem engraved on a tall stone …

A) Tales

B) Runic Casket

C) Ruthwell Cross

D) Canterbury Tales

E) The called of the wild

442. Choose the amount of languages from which English writers borrowed 30000 words:

A) 40

B) 45

C) 60

D) 50

E) 70

443. From which language the words “expensive, explain, destiny” came from:

A) Russia

B) English

C) French

D) Latin

E) Kazakh

444. What does “The salt of the earth” mean?

A) outgoing person

B) dishonest

C) a very honest person

D) reliable person

E) stupid person

445. The word “Caravan” was taken from:

A) Italy

B) USA

C) Greece

D) Persia

E) French

446. Which book was read many times during the 16^th century?

A) Abay’s way

B) Shakespeare’s book

C) Koran

D) Bible

E) Pushkin’s book

447. What does the following expression mean?

“By the skin of your teeth”

A) dishonest person

B) honest of the honest way

C) the person who is loved by smb

D) you only just manage to do smth

E) stupid person

448. So many words came to English from:

A) Turkey, Russia

B) Kazakhstan, Africa, Russia

C) America, Italy

D) France, Turkey

E) America, Africa, Asia

449. How many words were borrowed from 50 languages?

A) about 20000

B) about 40000

C) about 50000

D) about 30000

E) about 10000

450. The word “coffee” was taken from:

A) Turkish

B) Latin

C) American

D) Persian

E) Asian

451. The word “banana” was taken from:

A) Persia

B) Turkey

C) America

D) Asia

E) Africa

452. Choose the centuries when English writers took a lot of words from 50 languages:

A) 14^th -15^th

B) 17^th 18^th

C) 16^th - 17^th

D) 15^th -16^th

E) 18^th -19^th

453. The words “chocolate” and “tomatoes” were taken from:

A) USA

B) Turkey

C) America

D) Mexico

E) Italy

454. English people used “y, e” instead of:

A) “y”

B) “e”

C) “u”

D) “a”

E) “o”

455. What was the aim of English people in the poetry?

A) to change the meaning

B) to make it interesting

C) to make it easier

D) to make it hard

E) to make the language sound

456. Choose the time when King James Babel existed:

A) 1614

B) 1612

C) 1613

D) 1611

E) 1615

457. Choose the word which came from Latin into English in Modern English period:

A) pomp

B) labour

C) jungle

D) expensive

E) dish

458. Choose the word which came from Latin into English in Modern English period:

A) coffee

B) butter

C) tomato

D) explain

E) chocolate

459. Where did the word “destiny” come from?

A) Greece

B) Latin

C) America

D) Africa

E) Spain

460. Which words came from Mexico?

A) bread, clock

B) banana, apple

C) milk, coffee

D) tea, meat

E) tomato, chocolate

461. Choose the correct equivalent of the following expression:

“The apple of somebody’s eyes”

A) eyes like an apple who

B) who is very angry

C) who loves a lot of apple

D) is loved by somebody

E) rich man

462. What was the aim of borrowing the words from other languages?

A) to note the name of a person

B) to develop English vocabulary

C) to describe new things and ideas

D) to write a poem

E) to learn the grammar

463. Where did the new words mainly come from?

A) Africa

B) Italy

C) America

D) Latin

E) Spain

464. Choose the book from which the expression “the apple of somebody’s eyes” was borrowed:

A) Koran

B) Hamlet

C) Beowulf

D) Bible

E) tales

465. When was the history of English language started?

1. 4^th century AD

2. 6^th century AD

3. 5^th century AD

4. 7^th century AD

5. 8^th century AD

466. Which tree tribes caused to the beginning of English language history?

A) American, Saxon, Celt

B) Celtic, Saxon, Angle

C) Jute, Saxon, Celtic

D) Saxon, Dutch, jute

E) Anglos, Saxon, Jutes

467. What language was spoken by English people first?

A) German

B) Norman

C) Scandinavian

D) Celtic

E) American

468. Choose the word which entered from Latin?

A) book

B) umbrella

C) pillow

D) strong

E) cat

469. What English period the words be, strong, water had been derived from?

A) Early Modern English

B) Proto English

C) Middle English

D) Modern English

E) Old English

470. Old English period survived until:

A) 470

B) 450

C) 440

D) 1100

E) 490

480. What caused English to become mixed to some degree?

A) children

B) flights

C) shopping

D) two invasions

E) gadgets

481. From which family the English language was originated?

A) Slave

B) Roman

C) Turkish

D) German

E) Asian

482. What Germanic group does English language belong to?

A) North

B) East

C) South

D) West

E) Middle

483. Are the English and German languages in the same group?

A) Sometimes

B) Maybe

C) Not

D) Yes

E) It’s possible

484. Who concurred and colonized the part of Britain during the VIII – IX centuries?

A) the speakers of the Icelandic branch

B) the speakers of the Scottish branch

C) the speakers of the American branch

D) the speakers of the Scandinavian branch

E) the speakers of the Norman branch

485. From which language the words cheese, cook, folk were borrowed to Briton?

A) Swedish

B) Indian

C) American

D) Latin

E) French

486. Choose the time of an Old English Period?

A) 210-320 AD

B) 300-900 AD

C) 600-700 AD

D) 450-1100 AD

E) 110- 200 AD

487. English is a……….

A) Gothic

2. Armenian

3. North Germanic language

4. East Germanic language

5. West Germanic language

488. When was the first English dictionary published?

1. 1700

2. 1733

3. 1604

4. 1705

5. 1766

489. When was published the first significant English dictionary of Samuel Johnson?

1. 1801

2. 1801

3. 1755

4. 1880

5. 1890

490. How many countries speak on an English language?

1. 60

2. 45

3. 70

4. 80

5. 100

491. One of the dialects which eventually went to the dominance……

A) Frisians

B) Romance