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1. Which of the following words is of native English origin? A) Beautiful B) Lovely C) Cuisine D) Cousin
Answer B) Lovely
Which word is NOT of native English origin? A) House B) Night C) Courage D) Sun
Answer :C) Courage
What is the origin of the word "strong"? A) Latin B) French C) Greek D) Native (Germanic)
Answer:D)Native Germanic
Which of the following is a native English word? A) Religion B) Father C) Government D) Hospital
Answer:B) Father
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of native English words? A) Anglo-Saxon origin B) Simple and short C) Scientific terminology D) Common in daily use
Answer:C)Scientific terminology
Native English words are mostly used to express: A) Scientific concepts B) Abstract philosophy C) Everyday actions and objects D) Legal terms
Answer:C)Everyday actions and objects
Which of the following describes native English words? A) Polysyllabic and complex B) Borrowed from Latin C) Simple and direct D) Used only in academic writing
Answer:C) Simple and direct
Which language family do native English words mainly derive from? A) Romance B) Slavic C) Germanic D) Celtic
Answer:C ) Gemanic
Which of these words is an example of a compound native word? A) Understand B) Biology C) Nationality D) Educate
Answer:A) Understand
Native words in English are often used to form: A) Formal legal language B) Academic vocabulary C) Basic sentence structures D) Religious terms
Answer: C Basic sentence structures
The word “child” is of: A) Native origin B) French origin C) Latin origin D) Greek origin
Answer :A ) Native origin
Which of the following is NOT a native English word? A) Water B) Sheep C) Animal D) Wife
Answer: C ) animal
"Bread", "milk", and "stone" are examples of: A) Scientific terms B) Romance words C) Native English vocabulary D) Slang
Answer:C Native English vocabulary
Which word is borrowed and not native? A) Hand B) Freedom C) Machine D) Head
Answer:C) Machine
Which native word shows Anglo-Saxon root and is related to family? A) Uncle B) Sister C) Cousin D) Aunt
Answer : B) Sister
Native English words are commonly found in: A) Legal contracts B) Informal conversation C) Medical research papers D) Historical treaties
Answer:B)Informal conversation
