ALTA EXAMINATION - THERAPY LEVEL: History of
the English Language Verified Multiple Choice and
Conceptual Actual Emended Exam Questions With
Reviewed 100% Correct Detailed Answers
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1. What is language? - ANSWER A system of communication
2. What is the hierachy of language? - ANSWER Hearing
talking
reading
writing
3. What are the four components to all languages? - ANSWER
Phonological - sound units
Semantic - meaning
Syntactic - Sentence Structure
Pragmatics - rules that govern the use of language
4. English is a fluid language. What does that mean? - ANSWER English
has been influenced by other languages, with numerous aspects borrowed.
5. How is spoken language learned? - ANSWER By listening
, 6. How is written language learned? - ANSWER Through formal
instruction
7. What were the three major influences on the English language? - ANSWER
Anglo-Saxon
Latin
Greek
8. What is the percentage influence of the English language? - ANSWER
A-S: <25%
Latin: 55%
Greek: 10%
Other
9. In pre-historic times, where did language begin? - ANSWER along
borders of Europe and Asia
10. Angles - ANSWER lived over 2000 years ago
savage people
The Jutes, Anglo-Saxons and Fisians had words that were the same in those
languages. What are some examples? - ANSWER goose, ox, house, boat
,There were similarities between Sanskrit and Latin/Greek. What is an example? -
ANSWER English: Father
Sanskrit: Pitar
Greek: Pater'
Latin: Pater
Who spoke a language related to the Angles and the Saxons? - ANSWER
Vikings
When were the three periods of English? - ANSWER Old English: 449-1066
Middle English: 1066-1500
Modern English: 1500 - present
What two languages combined to make Old English? - ANSWER AngloSaxon
and NOrse
What words were created during the Old English period? - ANSWER every
day words
days of the week
Describe Anglo-Saxon words. - ANSWER Phonetic
highly inflected
, primarily spoken language
little written word survives
vowels changed with tense
nouns had number, gender and case
Define the following Anglo-Saxon prefixes:
a
be
fore
in
mid
mis
un - ANSWER a = in, on, at: aboard
be = completely, thoroughly: beloved
fore = before: forewarn
in - in, into: inland
mid = middle: midriff
mis = bad, wrongly: misspell
un = undo, reverse: unsafe
un = unbend
Identify prefixes that mean 'not'. - ANSWER in: insane = not sane
non: nonfat - not fat
the English Language Verified Multiple Choice and
Conceptual Actual Emended Exam Questions With
Reviewed 100% Correct Detailed Answers
Guaranteed Pass!!Current Update
1. What is language? - ANSWER A system of communication
2. What is the hierachy of language? - ANSWER Hearing
talking
reading
writing
3. What are the four components to all languages? - ANSWER
Phonological - sound units
Semantic - meaning
Syntactic - Sentence Structure
Pragmatics - rules that govern the use of language
4. English is a fluid language. What does that mean? - ANSWER English
has been influenced by other languages, with numerous aspects borrowed.
5. How is spoken language learned? - ANSWER By listening
, 6. How is written language learned? - ANSWER Through formal
instruction
7. What were the three major influences on the English language? - ANSWER
Anglo-Saxon
Latin
Greek
8. What is the percentage influence of the English language? - ANSWER
A-S: <25%
Latin: 55%
Greek: 10%
Other
9. In pre-historic times, where did language begin? - ANSWER along
borders of Europe and Asia
10. Angles - ANSWER lived over 2000 years ago
savage people
The Jutes, Anglo-Saxons and Fisians had words that were the same in those
languages. What are some examples? - ANSWER goose, ox, house, boat
,There were similarities between Sanskrit and Latin/Greek. What is an example? -
ANSWER English: Father
Sanskrit: Pitar
Greek: Pater'
Latin: Pater
Who spoke a language related to the Angles and the Saxons? - ANSWER
Vikings
When were the three periods of English? - ANSWER Old English: 449-1066
Middle English: 1066-1500
Modern English: 1500 - present
What two languages combined to make Old English? - ANSWER AngloSaxon
and NOrse
What words were created during the Old English period? - ANSWER every
day words
days of the week
Describe Anglo-Saxon words. - ANSWER Phonetic
highly inflected
, primarily spoken language
little written word survives
vowels changed with tense
nouns had number, gender and case
Define the following Anglo-Saxon prefixes:
a
be
fore
in
mid
mis
un - ANSWER a = in, on, at: aboard
be = completely, thoroughly: beloved
fore = before: forewarn
in - in, into: inland
mid = middle: midriff
mis = bad, wrongly: misspell
un = undo, reverse: unsafe
un = unbend
Identify prefixes that mean 'not'. - ANSWER in: insane = not sane
non: nonfat - not fat
