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Story of English Language
1. How English Began
2. English Down the Ages
3. Old English
4. Middle English
5. Modern English
6. English as a World Language
7. Global English
8. Future of English
9. Story of English Poetry
10. Story of English Drama
11. Story of the Novel in English
Top 50 Questions
MCQ of Story of English
Choose the correct option from the given option.
1) “Old English” is also known as___
A) Anglo Saxon
B) Germanic
C) Kentish
D) Turkish
Answer | A
2) From which dialect has the Modern English come ?
A) South Midland
B) East Midland
C) Northumbrian
D) French Dialect
Answer | B
3) Who is called “Father of English poetry”
A) Geoffrey Chaucer
B) Amar Sir
C) William Langland
D) Gower
Answer | A
4) “The Guide” was written by
A) Mulk Raj Anand
B) R. K. Narayana
C) Arundhati Roy
D) Sarojini Naidu
Answer | B
5) The word “drama” comes from a
A) Greek
B) French
C) Arabic
D) Spanish
Answer | A
6) “Untouchable” and “Collie” were written by
A) Mulk Raj Anand
B) R. K. Narayana
C) Arundhati Roy
D) Amar Sir
Answer | A
7) Which Indian English poetess is known as “The nightingale of India”?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Kamal Das
C) Lata Magesgar
D) Arundhati Roy
Answer | A
8) The period of “Old English” is from____to ___
A) 449 to 1066
B) 1150 to 1500
C) 1500 to 2000
D) 1300 to 1500
Answer | A
9) The period of “Middle English” starts from___
A) 449 to 1066
B) 1150 to 1500
C) 1500 to 2000
D) 1300 to 1500
Answer | B
10) The period of “Modern English”
A) 449 to 1066
B) 1150 to 1500
C) 1500 to till now
D) 1300 to 1500
Answer | C
11) How many dialects of “Old English” are there?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
Answer | D
12) How many dialects of “Modern English” are there
A) Five
B) Six
C) Four
D) Three
Answer | A
13). Runic alphabet was the main feature of___
A) East Midland
B) West Midland
C) Old English
D) Southern Midland
Answer | C
14) Normans belong to_____
A) Germany
B) Franch
C) Italy
D) India
Answer | B
15) Which Germanic tribes came to England during 5th Century
A) Angle
B) Jutes
C) Saxon
D) All
Answer | D
16) Who is the writer of ” Piers the Plowman” ?
A) Geoffery Chaucer
B) Wyklif
C) William Langland
D) Gower
Answer | C
16) Who wrote “Tom Jones”
A) Geoffrey Chaucer
B) Jane Austen
C) William Langland
D) Henry Fielding
Answer | D
17). Who wrote “Ivanhoe”
A) Geoffery Chaucer
B) Walter Scott
C) William Langland
D) Gower
Answer | B
18). Norman Conquest took place in
A) 1055
B) 1166
C) 1066
D) 1500
Answer | C
19). English developed into a single standard ____
A) Queen’s English
B) King’s English
C) Prince’s English
D)Princess English
Answer | A
20). The ‘Romantic Revival’ is often associated with ____
A) John Dryden
B) Alexandar Pope
C) William Wordsworth
D) John Milton
Answer | C
21) The major linguistic change is known as ____
A) Modern English
B) Old English
C) The Great Vowel Shift
D) Printing technology
Answer | C
22). “The God of Small things ” was written by
A) Geoffery Chaucer
B) Grish Kernad
C) William Langland
D) Arundhati Roy
Answer | D
23). “Tughlaq ” is written by
A) Geoffery Chaucer
B) Grish Kernad
C) William Langland
D) Gower
Answer | B
24).”The Canterbury Tales” was written by__
A) Geoffery Chaucer
B) Wyklif
C) William Langland
D) Gower
Answer | A
25). Who is called the father of Modern Novel
A) Geoffery Chaucer
B) Richardson
C) William Langland
D) Gower
Answer | B
26) In India, English is used as a_language.
A) First
B) Foreign
C) Second
D) Third
Answer | C
27). Who is considered to be the pioneer of Modern Novel
A) Geoffery Chaucer
B) Wyklif
C) William Langland
D) Henry Fielding
Answer | D
28). Who is called the father of historical novel?
A) Geoffery Chaucer
B) Walter Scott
C) William Langland
D) Gower
Answer | B
29). Who wrote “Emma & Pride and Predudice”
A) Geoffery Chaucer
B) Wyklif
C) William Langland
D) Jane Austen
Answer | D
30.Who is called the father of English Drama
A) Geoffery Chaucer
B) Wyklif
C) William Langland
D) Shakespeare
Answer | D
31) Which is the first Indian Novel?
A) Rajmohan’s Wife
B) Raja Harishchandra
C) Roister Doister
D) Mahabharata
Answer | A
32) One who writes a drama is called
A) Essayist
B) Novelist
C) Comedian
D) Playwright
Answer | D
33) The first real comedy drama was
A) Ralph Roister Doister
B) Gorbuduc
C) Raj Mohan’s Wife
D) Emma and
Answer | A
34) The first English Tragedy “Gorboduc” was written by
A) Thomas Norton & Sack Ville
B) Alexgandar Pope
C) Arundhati Roy
D) R. K. Narayan
Answer | A
35) Invention of the printing press happened in
A) Middle English
B) Old English
C) Modern English
D) None of them
Answer | A
36) The history of English begins with the coming of the___ to main Britain
A) Germanic tribes
B) French Tribes
C) Indian Tribes
D) American Tribes
Answer | A
37). The literature of the Anglo-Saxons is of_____types
A) Political
B) Religious
C) Comedy
D) Nervous
Answer | B
38) Anglo Saxons used to live
A) Northern Europe
B) Southern Europe
C) America
D) India
Answer | A
39) The language the Anglo-Saxons used was
A) Old English
B) Modern English
C) Middle English
D) Kentish
Answer | A
40). “The Geetanjali” was written by___
A) Geoffery Chaucer
B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) William Langland
D) Gower
Answer | B
41). ___was a dominant influence on Middle English.
A) Latin
B) Indian
C) Scandinavian
D) Greek
Answer | A
42). “The Bachelor of Arts” and ” The English Teacher” are written by____
A) Mulk Raj Anand
B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) William Langland
D) R. K. Narayan
Answer | D
43). ” Mac Flecknoe” is written by__
A) John Dryden
B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) Lord Byron
D) John Keats
Answer | A
44). “who were known as the University Wits?
A) Elizabethan Scholars
B) Victorian Scholars
C) Indian Scholars
D) British
Answer | A
45). Which thing has enriched the vocabulary of English ?
A)Giving
B) Borrowing
C) Withdrawing
D) Depositing
Answer | B
46). “Which period known as the childhood period of the English language ?
A) Old English Period
B) Middle English Period
C) Modern English
D) None of these
Answer | A
47). Which language has a bright future ?
A) French
B) Russian
C) Hindi
D) English
Answer | D
48). ___translted the Bible into English
A) John Milton
B) Richardson
C) Geoffrey Chaucer
D) Wycliffe
Answer | D
49). Angle, Jute and Saxons together called____
A) Anglo Saxons
B) Russian
C) American
D) English
Answer | A
50). ____marks the end of Old English.
A) 1166
B) 1066
C) 1000
D) 1500
Answer | B
