English & English literature

23/05/2025

20/05/2025

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

19/05/2025

:_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.

23/10/2023

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

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

23/10/2023

Slaves or kings are all equal to death.

23/10/2023

Death frees the soul from the prison of life.

19/10/2023

The remedy is worse than the disease

-Francis Bacon