Home > 9th Grade English Language Arts > Quizzes > Grades 9 and 10 - English Language - High School - Language Change
Grades 9 and 10 - English Language - High School - Language Change
Fast practice, instant feedback. Timer auto-submits when time’s up.
Avg score: 55% • Most missed: “In the 18th century, this writer compiled his famous dictionary.”

All languages change over time. If you've ever seen an example of Middle English, you will know how difficult it can be to read. And if you've ever seen Old English, it might have seemed impossible to decipher. Language change reflects and is influenced by changes in culture. New experiences will always require new words and ways to describe them.

Grades 9 and 10 - English Language - High School - Language Change
Time left 00:00
10 Questions

1. Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is written in...
2. Which one of the following English words comes from French, rather than Old English?
3. Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is written in...
4. 'A sailor's wife had chestnuts in her lap, and mounch'd, and mounch'd, and mounch'd: "Give me," quoth I: -- "Aroint thee, witch!" the rump-fed ronyon cries. Her husband's to Aleppo gone, master o' the Tiger: But in a sieve I'll thither sail...' These lines from Macbeth are an example of...
5. Words which are no longer commonly used are referred to as...
6. Which of the following is written in Old English?
7. Which of the following is written in Old English?
8. Which of the following words has come into the English language from the world of I.T.?
9. Which would be the modern equivalent of 'thine'?
10. Which would be the modern equivalent of 'thine'?

⚡ Recently practiced quizzes in this topic
Live quiz activity
Abeka Grade 9 Grammar Test 9th Grade Grammar Grades 9 and 10 - English Language - High School - Emotive Language Grades 9 and 10 - Literature - High School - Romeo and Juliet - Language Grades 9 and 10 - English Language - High School - Metaphors Grades 9 and 10 - English Language - High School - Poetry - Do not go gentle into that good night Grades 9 and 10 - English Language - High School - Bias Grades 9 and 10 - English Language - High School - Poetry - Daddy 9th Grade English Grades 9 and 10 - English Language - High School - Grammar
 
❤ If you liked Fatskills, consider supporting us by checking out The Life Manuals You Never Got.

🌈  Our mission is to help improve your scores in any subject and exam withonline quizzes, practice tests, study guides, & advice for students. Since 2018.
About | Explore | User Guide | Topics | Subjects | Doubt Solver | Career Aptitude Test | Answers | Free Tools | OSHA Basics Quiz | What Should We Know?
Privacy | Terms |
Without work one finishes nothing. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
© 2026 Fatskills.com

All trademarks, logos and brand names are the property of their respective owners. All company, product and service names used in this website are for identification purposes only. Use of these names, trademarks and brands does not imply endorsement.