English & English literature

IQ Test – 10 Questions

1. What comes next in the sequence?
2, 4, 8, 16, ?
A) 20
B) 24
C) 32
D) 64

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2. Which word does not belong?
Dog – Cat – Lion – Car – Tiger
A) Dog
B) Cat
C) Lion
D) Car
E) Tiger

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3. If all bloops are razzies and all razzies are lazzies, are all bloops definitely lazzies?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Cannot be determined

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4. What is the missing number?
3, 6, 9, 12, ?, 18
A) 13
B) 14
C) 15
D) 16

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5. Which one is the odd one out?
A) Apple
B) Banana
C) Carrot
D) Orange

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6. Rearrange the letters to form an English word: “RACET”
A) CRATE
B) TRACE
C) REACT
D) All of the above

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7. What number comes next?
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ?
A) 11
B) 13
C) 10
D) 15

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8. A man is facing north. He turns 90 degrees right, then 180 degrees left. Which direction is he facing now?
A) East
B) West
C) South
D) North

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9. Which number is missing in the pattern?
5, 10, 20, ?, 80
A) 30
B) 35
C) 40
D) 45

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10. If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 products, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 products?
A) 1 minute
B) 5 minutes
C) 10 minutes
D) 100 minutes

:_The_History_of _the_English_Language

1. 450–1100 AD: Old English (Anglo-Saxon Period)

Germanic tribes (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) invade Britain.

Vocabulary is largely Germanic.

Latin influences come from early Christian missionaries.

Famous text: Beowulf.

2. 1066–1500 AD: Middle English

1066: Norman Conquest introduces Norman French influence.

Heavy borrowing from French in law, government, and art.

Grammar begins to simplify; word order becomes more fixed.

Famous author: Geoffrey Chaucer (The Canterbury Tales).

3. 1500–1700 AD: Early Modern English

Influence of the Renaissance: Latin and Greek words enter the language.

The Great Vowel Shift changes pronunciation significantly.

1476: Printing press introduced by William Caxton — standardizes spelling.

Famous author: William Shakespeare.

4. 1700–1900 AD: Late Modern English

Industrial Revolution and British Empire expansion spread English globally.

Many scientific, medical, and technical terms added.

Dictionaries standardize vocabulary (e.g., Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary in 1755).

5. 1900–Present: Contemporary English / Global English

English becomes a global lingua franca.

American English gains influence via media, technology, and culture.

Internet, social media, and globalization introduce new slang and vocabulary.

Question:
A rolling stone gathers no moss. "Rolling"is.........?

A.Gerund.
B.Varbal noun.
C. Participle.
D. Adjective.

Slaves or kings are all equal to death.

Death frees the soul from the prison of life.

The remedy is worse than the disease

-Francis Bacon