FTCE English 6-12: NavaED by Kathleen
Jasper, Ed.D | 100% Correct Answers |
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Old English or Anglo-Saxon. Years? - ✔✔450-1100 A.D.
Romans brought _____ influences to the language. - ✔✔Latin
Vikings brought _____ influences. Such as Beowulf, which was originally written in Old English. The
textbook version today is translated to Modern English. - ✔✔Norse
Middle English. Years? - ✔✔1100-1500 A.D.
The Duke of Normandy brought _____ -speaking nobles to run his new government, thus bringing _____
influences into the language. - ✔✔French
What is an important work of this time? (1100-1500) - ✔✔The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Modern English. Years? - ✔✔1500-Present
Who invented the printing press? - ✔✔Willam Caxton
Etymology - ✔✔the study of the origin of words and dynamic nature of their forms
Colloquialisms - ✔✔informal words and phrases
What is another way to refer to colloquial language? - ✔✔Slang
,Borrowed Words - ✔✔words adopted from other languages
Vernacular Language - ✔✔the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country
Types of Vernacular Language include: (list 5) - ✔✔1. Ethnic
2. Religious
3. Historical
4. Regional
5. Gender
Compound nouns include what word? - ✔✔And
Collective nouns do not include what word? - ✔✔And
Compound uses ________while collective nouns use ______. - ✔✔plural; singular (made up of many
individuals, but they generally act as one)
Modifiers Should have the ____ before the ___. - ✔✔What; how
Orthography - ✔✔the conventional spelling of words and the rules associated with spelling (there are
exceptions)
Denotative Meaning - ✔✔the literal dictionary meaning of words
Connotative Meaning - ✔✔suggested meaning influenced by culture and/or personal experience
Morphology - ✔✔the study of words, word structure, and the various forms of words
Allusion - ✔✔- an indirect reference to a well-known person, place, or thing from the past
, - ex. I had no idea my off-handed statement would open Pandora's box.
- can only be biblical, literary, or historical
Metaphor - ✔✔a direct comparison of two unlike things
ex. The child is the sunshine of her father's life.
Simile - ✔✔a comparison of two unlike things using "like," "as," or ,"than"
ex. The child shines like the sun.
Personification - ✔✔giving human characteristics to something nonhuman
ex. The waves tickled the shore.
Onomatopoeia - ✔✔a word that imitates a real-life sound
ex. Boom! The thunder shook the house.
Idiom - ✔✔a common saying that is specific to a language
ex. It's raining cats and dogs out there.
Hyperbole - ✔✔an exaggeration for effect (its opposite is an understatement)
ex. I must have answered a thousand calls today!
Symbolism - ✔✔the use of symbols to represent an abstract idea or quality
ex. The dove is a symbol of peace. The bald eagle is a symbol of freedom.
Assonance - ✔✔the repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyme
Forshadowing - ✔✔the hints an author drops about an event that will happen later
Jasper, Ed.D | 100% Correct Answers |
Verified | Latest 2024 Version
Old English or Anglo-Saxon. Years? - ✔✔450-1100 A.D.
Romans brought _____ influences to the language. - ✔✔Latin
Vikings brought _____ influences. Such as Beowulf, which was originally written in Old English. The
textbook version today is translated to Modern English. - ✔✔Norse
Middle English. Years? - ✔✔1100-1500 A.D.
The Duke of Normandy brought _____ -speaking nobles to run his new government, thus bringing _____
influences into the language. - ✔✔French
What is an important work of this time? (1100-1500) - ✔✔The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Modern English. Years? - ✔✔1500-Present
Who invented the printing press? - ✔✔Willam Caxton
Etymology - ✔✔the study of the origin of words and dynamic nature of their forms
Colloquialisms - ✔✔informal words and phrases
What is another way to refer to colloquial language? - ✔✔Slang
,Borrowed Words - ✔✔words adopted from other languages
Vernacular Language - ✔✔the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country
Types of Vernacular Language include: (list 5) - ✔✔1. Ethnic
2. Religious
3. Historical
4. Regional
5. Gender
Compound nouns include what word? - ✔✔And
Collective nouns do not include what word? - ✔✔And
Compound uses ________while collective nouns use ______. - ✔✔plural; singular (made up of many
individuals, but they generally act as one)
Modifiers Should have the ____ before the ___. - ✔✔What; how
Orthography - ✔✔the conventional spelling of words and the rules associated with spelling (there are
exceptions)
Denotative Meaning - ✔✔the literal dictionary meaning of words
Connotative Meaning - ✔✔suggested meaning influenced by culture and/or personal experience
Morphology - ✔✔the study of words, word structure, and the various forms of words
Allusion - ✔✔- an indirect reference to a well-known person, place, or thing from the past
, - ex. I had no idea my off-handed statement would open Pandora's box.
- can only be biblical, literary, or historical
Metaphor - ✔✔a direct comparison of two unlike things
ex. The child is the sunshine of her father's life.
Simile - ✔✔a comparison of two unlike things using "like," "as," or ,"than"
ex. The child shines like the sun.
Personification - ✔✔giving human characteristics to something nonhuman
ex. The waves tickled the shore.
Onomatopoeia - ✔✔a word that imitates a real-life sound
ex. Boom! The thunder shook the house.
Idiom - ✔✔a common saying that is specific to a language
ex. It's raining cats and dogs out there.
Hyperbole - ✔✔an exaggeration for effect (its opposite is an understatement)
ex. I must have answered a thousand calls today!
Symbolism - ✔✔the use of symbols to represent an abstract idea or quality
ex. The dove is a symbol of peace. The bald eagle is a symbol of freedom.
Assonance - ✔✔the repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyme
Forshadowing - ✔✔the hints an author drops about an event that will happen later
