Class 12 Story of English Ch-2 Old English MCQs Exam 2027

Topic 1: Period and Timeline (अवधि और समय सीमा)

1. The period of Old English is — [BSEB, 2020A]

   (A) AD 449–AD 1066

   (B) AD 1150–AD 1500

   (C) AD 1500–Till date

   (D) None of these

2. The year AD 1066 is taken to be the end of the ………. period. [BSEB, 2021A/2022A]

   (A) Old English

   (B) Middle English

   (C) Modern English

   (D) None of these

3. The phrase ‘A memory of the past’ in ‘Old English’ refers to the period: [BSEB 2022A]

   (A) AD 449–1066

   (B) AD 1150–1500

   (C) AD 1500–1600

   (D) AD 1600–Present

4. The period AD 449 to AD 1066 is called the — [BSEB, 2023A]

   (A) Old English Period

   (B) Middle English Period

   (C) Modern English Period

   (D) Post-Modern Period

5. The Anglo-Saxons invaded England in the — [BSEB, 2021A]

   (A) 5th Century

   (B) 6th Century

   (C) 7th Century

   (D) 9th Century

Topic 2: Characteristics and Writing System (विशेषताएँ और लेखन प्रणाली)

6. The Old English Period is characterised by— [BSEB, 2020A/2021A]

   (A) vocabulary

   (B) mood

   (C) inflections

   (D) gender

7. The writing system in Old English used the …. alphabet. [BSEB, 2022A]

   (A) Runic

   (B) Kentish

   (C) Celtic

   (D) Saxon

8. The Anglo-Saxons used …….. alphabet. [BSEB 2021A]

   (A) Runic

   (B) Roman

   (C) Greek

   (D) Latin

9. The first step in the evolution of English was the use of: [BSEB 2020A]

   (A) Runic Alphabet

   (B) Latin Alphabet

   (C) Greek Alphabet

   (D) Devanagari

10. In Old English, the nouns had different cases and —

    (A) Genders

    (B) Fonts

    (C) Dialects

    (D) Meanings

Topic 3: Influences and Dialects (प्रभाव और बोलियाँ)

11. In the Old English period, the two major influences were: [BSEB 2022A]

    (A) Latin and Scandinavian

    (B) French and Latin

    (C) Scandinavian and French

    (D) Latin and Greek

12. Latin and …… were the two major influences on Old English.

    (A) Greek

    (B) French

    (C) Scandinavian

    (D) Indian

13. About ………. Christianity began to spread in England. [BSEB, 2025A]

    (A) AD 400

    (B) AD 500

    (C) AD 600

    (D) AD 700

14. Old English had ______ dialects.

    (A) Two

    (B) Three

    (C) Four

    (D) Five

15. Which of these is NOT a dialect of Old English?

    (A) Kentish

    (B) Northumbrian

    (C) Mercian

    (D) Parisian

16. The Norman Conquest resulted in the infusion of ______ words into English.

    (A) French

    (B) Spanish

    (C) Arabic

    (D) Chinese

Topic 4: People and Origins (लोग और उत्पत्ति)

17. The Anglo-Saxons were …… people. [BSEB, 2020A]

    (A) Persian

    (B) Germanic

    (C) Greek

    (D) Latin

18. The name ‘England’ is derived from —

    (A) Angle-land

    (B) Saxon-land

    (C) Roman-land

    (D) Norman-land

19. The three tribes who invaded England were Jutes, Saxons and —

    (A) Angles

    (B) Normans

    (C) Vikings

    (D) Romans

20. The Norman Conquest took place in: [BSEB 2018A]

    (A) 1066

    (B) 1055

    (C) 1077

    (D) 1044

Topic 5: Literature and Famous Works (साहित्य और प्रसिद्ध रचनाएँ)

21. The gold period of old English literature was the era of—

    (A) King Alfred

    (B) King Richard – II

    (C) Queen Elizabeth

    (D) None of these

22. The literature of the Anglo-Saxons is of ……. types. [BSEB 2022A]

    (A) Two (Religious and Secular)

    (B) Three

    (C) Four

    (D) Five

23. Beowulf is an ______ poem. [BSEB, 2019A]

    (A) Old English

    (B) Middle English

    (C) Modern English

    (D) None of these

24. The first phase of Old English literature ends with the —

    (A) Norman Conquest

    (B) Great Vowel Shift

    (C) Renaissance

    (D) Industrial Revolution

25. The ‘Anglo-Saxon Chronicle’ was started by —

    (A) King Alfred

    (B) King Canute

    (C) King Harold

    (D) William the Conqueror