Edexcel A Level English Language 2024
Variation Over Time Exam Questions
and Answers
When was Middle English? - Answer>>1200-1400
When was Early Modern English? - Answer>>1400-1700
When did Modern English begin? - Answer>>1700
Who introduced the printing press to England? -
Answer>>William Caxton
When did William Caxton introduce the printing press to England?
- Answer>>1476
When was the Renaissance? - Answer>>1500-1650
What happened during the Renaissance? - Answer>>Increase
in art, science, medicine and culture.
Huge influx of new words.
Rise of literacy and desire to standardise.
What else did Caxton observe? - Answer>>Language varied
with location.
What location of speech did Caxton choose for printing books and
why? - Answer>>The speech of London because it is the
Capital.
How long after Caxton's printing press did English take to roughly
standardise? - Answer>>100 years
, How long did spelling and punctuation take to settle after Caxton's
printing press? - Answer>>Until the 17th century.
Why do many words contain silent letters (e.g. 'b' in 'debt')? -
Answer>>16C scholars tried to indicate history of words by
altering spelling.
When was the age of exploration? - Answer>>Late 16th century
to early 17th century.
What happened during the age of exploration? - Answer>>Loan
words from other languages.
When was Samuel Johnson's dictionary published? -
Answer>>1755
When was Robert Lowth's grammar book produced? -
Answer>>1762
What effect did trading have on language? - Answer>>More
loan words from other languages.
Why is English so dominant as a second language? -
Answer>>Due to the American economic domination.
When was the internet invented? - Answer>>1970s
"eth" - Answer>>Was used as an inflectional ending to past
tense verbs.
I and Y - Answer>>Used interchangeably to represent the same
phonetic sound.
Variation Over Time Exam Questions
and Answers
When was Middle English? - Answer>>1200-1400
When was Early Modern English? - Answer>>1400-1700
When did Modern English begin? - Answer>>1700
Who introduced the printing press to England? -
Answer>>William Caxton
When did William Caxton introduce the printing press to England?
- Answer>>1476
When was the Renaissance? - Answer>>1500-1650
What happened during the Renaissance? - Answer>>Increase
in art, science, medicine and culture.
Huge influx of new words.
Rise of literacy and desire to standardise.
What else did Caxton observe? - Answer>>Language varied
with location.
What location of speech did Caxton choose for printing books and
why? - Answer>>The speech of London because it is the
Capital.
How long after Caxton's printing press did English take to roughly
standardise? - Answer>>100 years
, How long did spelling and punctuation take to settle after Caxton's
printing press? - Answer>>Until the 17th century.
Why do many words contain silent letters (e.g. 'b' in 'debt')? -
Answer>>16C scholars tried to indicate history of words by
altering spelling.
When was the age of exploration? - Answer>>Late 16th century
to early 17th century.
What happened during the age of exploration? - Answer>>Loan
words from other languages.
When was Samuel Johnson's dictionary published? -
Answer>>1755
When was Robert Lowth's grammar book produced? -
Answer>>1762
What effect did trading have on language? - Answer>>More
loan words from other languages.
Why is English so dominant as a second language? -
Answer>>Due to the American economic domination.
When was the internet invented? - Answer>>1970s
"eth" - Answer>>Was used as an inflectional ending to past
tense verbs.
I and Y - Answer>>Used interchangeably to represent the same
phonetic sound.
