1. Lexical Analysis
Reading Quiz
Name:_____________________________________Score: ________/30 Mark:__________
I.
ACCORDING TO THE TEXT “Words: Native and Borrowed”: CHOOSE THE
CORRECT ANSWER FOR EACH STATEMENT. (5 pts)
1. Words through the time :
A) Remain and resist cultural changes
B) Change an evolve completely
C) they can be unrecognized
D) none of them
2. According to author, a total lexicon of a language is :
A) a part of the language being studied
B) a substantial change in language
C) a complete barometer of a society
D) the objective of a research
3. The oldest words and data belongs to what period:
A) Old middle English period
B) Old English period
C) Primitive Old English
D) High middle English
4. What is the main characteristic of “ the meaning of a word”?

2. Lexical Analysis
Reading Quiz
A) It has a neutral relation
B) It can be generalize in every idiom
C) It has no relation
D) It is arbitrary
5. In Old English vowels were:
A) Only short
B) Fricative and long
C) Voiceless
D) Either long or short
II.
Discuss about Indo European origins of the words and the relation it has with the
development of words. 6 pts
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3. Lexical Analysis
Reading Quiz
III.
Explain and provide at least one example for Cognate and Non cognates words (6
pts)
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IV.
From the chapter 3, Choose a topic or theme that calls your attention, write
about it, provide examples and make a linkage with your professional
development.(10 ptos)
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V.
Explain the influence that William the Conqueror had after the Norman
Conquest in 1066. (3 pts).

4. Lexical Analysis
Reading Quiz
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5. Lexical Analysis
Reading Quiz
Name:_____________________________________Score: ________/30 Mark:__________
1.- ACCORDING TO THE TEXT “Words: Native and Borrowed”: CHOOSE THE CORRECT
ANSWER FOR EACH STATEMENT. (5 pts)
1.- Words through the time :
Remain and resist cultural changes
2.- According to author, a total lexicon of a language is :
a complete barometer of a society
3.-The oldest words and data belongs to what period:
Old English period
4.- What is the main characteristic of “ the meaning of a word”?
It is arbitrary
5.- In Old English vowels were:

6. Lexical Analysis
Reading Quiz
Either long or short
II.- Discuss about Indo European origins of the words and the relation it has with the
development of words (6 pts)
Ss must be able to establish that this point of history was quite important in the word
development process and it is consider the origin of the language as a central Key.
III.- Explain and provide at least one example for Cognate and Non cognates words (6
pts)
Ss must be able to provide an answer according to the text and illustrate with examples the
difference between a cognate word and a non cognate one.
IV.- From the chapter 3, Choose a topic or theme that calls your attention, write about it,
provide examples and make a linkage with your professional development.(10 ptos)
Ss must be able to connect with clear arguments and exposition the relation of their
professional development and the topic they choose, in a coherent way and demonstrate way
that part of chapter is useful to him/her.
V.- Explain the influence that William the Conqueror had after the Norman Conquest in
1066. (3 pts).
Ss must be able to locate the main events after 1066 and set the consequences of this
historical event in which William the Conqueror had an important role.

7. Lexical Analysis
Reading Quiz
Either long or short
II.- Discuss about Indo European origins of the words and the relation it has with the
development of words (6 pts)
Ss must be able to establish that this point of history was quite important in the word
development process and it is consider the origin of the language as a central Key.
III.- Explain and provide at least one example for Cognate and Non cognates words (6
pts)
Ss must be able to provide an answer according to the text and illustrate with examples the
difference between a cognate word and a non cognate one.
IV.- From the chapter 3, Choose a topic or theme that calls your attention, write about it,
provide examples and make a linkage with your professional development.(10 ptos)
Ss must be able to connect with clear arguments and exposition the relation of their
professional development and the topic they choose, in a coherent way and demonstrate way
that part of chapter is useful to him/her.
V.- Explain the influence that William the Conqueror had after the Norman Conquest in
1066. (3 pts).
Ss must be able to locate the main events after 1066 and set the consequences of this
historical event in which William the Conqueror had an important role.