Тесты для 2-ого рубежного контроля по дисциплине «Основы теории изучаемого языка»

2015-2016 учебный год

1. When the object is named and characterized through its similarity with another objectA) direct meaning of the wordB) the main meaning of the wordC) figurative meaningD) connotative meaningE) abstract meaning

2.What type of motivation (of the word) does the following definition characterize? It is based on the co-existence of direct and figurative meaning of the same word within the same synchronous system.A) MorphologicalB) PhoneticalC) GrammaticalD) SemanticE) syllabic

3 . What type of word meaning does the following definition characterize? It fulfills the significative function of the word and it is present in every word and may be regarded as the central factor in the functioning of the language.A) connotative meaningB) abstract meaningC) denotative meaningD) grammatical meaningE) figurative meaning

4. Find the example of specialization or the narrowing of the meaning.A) to findB) townC) paperD) fireE) meat

5. Of the two or more homophones given in brackets choose the correct one. My (sole, soul) is dark – Oh, quickly string. The harp, I yet can brook (too, to, two) (here, hear).

A) sole, too, hearB) soul, two, hereC) sole, to, hereD) soul, to, hearE) soul, to, here

6. Find homonyms proper in the following pairs of wordsA) steel-stealB) bark(n) – bark(v)C) lead(v) – lead(n)D) piece – peace

E) wind(n) – wind(v)

7. Find the synonymic dominant in the following group of synonyms: intelligent, keen, sharp, clever, ableA) keenB) ableC) sharpD) cleverE) intelligent

8. Synonyms where the members of a synonymic group can replace each other in any given context.A) contextual synonymsB) total synonymsC) stylistic synonymsD) ideographical synonymsE) contextual synonyms

9. Point out compound adjective:

A) soul-stirringB) week-endC) brain-trustD) hurry-scurryE) go-between

10. What meaning does the stem express?A) grammatical meaningB) figurative meaningC) stylistic meaning of the wordD) lexical and part of speech meaningE) contextual meaning

11. Point out one of the important peculiarities distinguishing compounds in English from compounds in other languages:

A) English compounds are as a rule bound formsB) Their first component is as a rule heavily stressedC) They can be used as independent free forms with a distinct meanings of their ownD) They are usually double stressedE) They are often formed by means of combining elements

12. Find the compound noun consisting of a derived verbal stem and noun stem.:

A) maid servantB) blackboardC) go-betweenD) looking-glassE) pin-up

13. Find the compound verb which is referred to conversion:A) to house keepB) to ill-treat

C) to black mailD) to start offE) to stage manage

14. Point out the adverbial phrases from the following set expressions:

A) root of the trouble, as long asB) as clear as a day, as busy as a beeC) red tape, black existD) first of all, at any rateE) beat the air, be left in the basket

15. Point out compound adjective:A) easy-goingB) week-endC) brain-trustD) hurry-scurryE) go-between

16. What type of words does the following definition characterize from the point of view of their origin: ”They belong to the original stock from the available manuscripts of the old English period”.A) archaic wordsB) colloquial wordsC) native wordsD) dialectsE) borrowed words

17. Name one of the main stock of the native words:A) Scottish originB) French originC) Scandinavian originD) Indo-European originE) Romanic origin

18 .What stock do the following words belong to: son, star, hill, come:

A) Indo-European stockB) French stockC) German stockD) Latin stockE) Greek words

19. What stock do the following words belong to: summer, house, buy, learn:

A) French stockB) Germanic stockC) Norwegian stockD) Dutch stockE) Roman stock

20. Under the influence of what language were such as them, drop, true, drip etc. borrowed into the English language?

A) FrenchB) GermanC) DanishD) ScandinavianE) Greek

21. Which of the following devices can not be treated as semantic stylistic devices?A) Simile.B) Alliteration.C) Metaphor.D) Intensification.E) Personification

22. Point out one of the criteria for determining borrowed words:

A) intonation of word-phrases and sentencesB) the pronunciation of wordsC) semantic structure of wordsD) stylistic referenceE) accentual structure of words

23. Word combinations which are introduced in speech as ready-made units with a specialized meaning of the whole called…A) a sentenceB) morphemic constructionC) set-expressionsD) word familyE) semantic field

24.Such words as giggle, hiss, purr, gurgle characterize:

A) morphological motivationB) semantic motivationC) grammatical motivationD) syntactical motivationE) phonetical motivation

25.Find the metaphor in the following word combinations:

A) the White HouseB) eye of a needleC) a thousand thanksD) to give the wordE) to keep the promise

26. The type of semantic change where the transfer of association is based on contiguity:A) synecdocheB) metaphorC) ironyD) metonymyE) simile

27. The unsegmentable, morphologically non-motivated element of the word which does not admit any further analysis:A) stemB) word combinationC) rootD) wordE) set-expression

28. This lexical unit has been defined in grammar as the system of grammatical forms:

A) derivational affixesB) paradigmC) infectionsD) functional affixesE) prefix

29. Point out the type of the following set-expressions: red type, to kick the bucket, tit for tat:A) phraseological unitesB) phraseological combinationsC) idiomatic compoundsD) phraseological fusionsE) found word combinations

30. The branch of linguistics which studies different aspects of language with reference to their social functions in the society is called.....A) SociolinguisticsB) PsycholinguisticsC) Phonostylistics.D) Stylistics.E) Psychology

31. Name one of the ways borrowings enter the language:A) through morphological structureB) through word formationC) through oral speechD) through assimilationE) through syntactical structure

32.What type of vocabulary does the following definition characterize:“Any word or word equivalent formed according to the productive structural patterns of borrowed from another language and felt by the speakers as something new.A) HomonymsB) JargonismsC) SlangD) NeologismsE) Vulgarisms

33. What variant of the English language does the word “raincoat” refer to?A) AustralianB) BritishC) Scottish

D) IndianE) American

34. Synonyms denote ...A) morphemic types of wordsB) semantic component C) semantic similarityD) different sound formsE) semantic contrast of words

35. Point out borrowed suffix:A) -ismB) -lyC) -ingD) -domE) -ship

36. What type of semantic change do the following word combinations belong to: A thousand pardons, a thousand thanks , for agesA) litotesB) euphemismC) ironyD) hyperboleE) metaphor

37. When the object is named and characterized through its similarity with another object:A) the direct meaning B) abstract meaning C) lexical meaningD) denotative meaningE) figurative or transferred meaning

38. Native words are subdivided into:A) Dutch and NorwegianB) Latin and FrenchC) Indo-European and Common GermanicD) Latin and GreekE) Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon

39. Point out affixes of French origin:A) -ance, enceB) -ist, -ismC) -ant, -entD) -full,-lessE) -ing, -ish

40. The suffix –ity found in the words cruelty, purity, stupidity is a …A) verb forming suffixB) adverb forming suffixC) noun forming suffixD) adjective forming suffixE) numeral forming suffix

41. A short familiar epigrammic saying expressing popular wisdom, a truth or a moral lesson A) idiomsB) clichesC) a familiar quotationsD) a proverbE) euphemisms

42. The synchronic approach to the study of language material is concerned with …A) the use of various words and phrases in particular communicative situationsB) the evolution of the vocabulary itemsC) the vocabulary of a language as it exists at a given period of timeD) the use of various words and phrases in paradigmatic relationsE) the use of various words and phrases in syntagmatic relations

43. What branch of lexicology studies semantic structure of words?A) Etimology.B) Special lexicology.C) General lexicology.D) Semasiology.E) Descriptive lexicology.

44. Prefix is one of the type of... .a worda word combinationan affixa roota stem

45. Name one of the types of the following set-expressions:A) free word combinationsB) phraseological combinationsC) phrasal verbsD) lexical unitsE) paradigm

46. Name one of the types of the following set-expressions:A) free word combinationsB) phrasal verbsC) lexical unitsD) phraseological fusionsE) paradigm

47. Name one of the branches of lexicology:A) phonologyB) articulatory lexicologyC) Special lexicologyD) physical lexicologyE) semantical lexicology

48. Name one of the branches of lexicology:A) descriptive lexicology

B) articulatory lexicologyC) phonologyD) physical lexicologyE) semantical lexicology

49. Name one of the branches of lexicology:A) articulatory lexicologyB) contrastive lexicologyC) phonologyD) physical lexicologyE) semantical lexicology

50. Name one of the branches of lexicology:A) articulatory lexicologyB) semantical lexicologyC) phonologyD) physical lexicologyE) comparative lexicology

51. Name one of the branches of lexicology:A) articulatory lexicologyB) semantical lexicologyC) phonologyD) historical lexicologyE) physical lexicology

52. Special lexicology deals with…A) the theoretical basis on which the vocabularies of different languages can be compared and described.B) the origin of various words and their change and development,C) description of all the characteristic peculiarities in the vocabulary of a given language.D) the vocabulary of a give language at a given period of its development.E) All kinds of semantic groupings and semantic relations.

53. Historical lexicology deals with…A) the theoretical basis on which the vocabularies of different languages can be compared and described.B) the origin of various words and their change and development,C) description of all the characteristic peculiarities in the vocabulary of a given language.D) the vocabulary of a give language at a given period of its development.E) all kinds of semantic groupings and semantic relations.

54. Contrastive lexicology deals with…A) the theoretical basis on which the vocabularies of different languages can be compared and described.B) the origin of various words and their change and development,C) description of all the characteristic peculiarities in the vocabulary of a given language.D) the vocabulary of a give language at a given period of its development.E) All kinds of semantic groupings and semantic relations.

55. Descriptive lexicology deals with…

A) the theoretical basis on which the vocabularies of different languages can be compared and described.B) the origin of various words and their change and development,C) description of all the characteristic peculiarities in the vocabulary of a given language.D) the vocabulary of a give language at a given period of its development.E) All kinds of semantic groupings and semantic relations.

56 . General lexicology deals with…A) the theoretical basis on which the vocabularies of different languages can be compared and described.B) the origin of various words and their change and development,C) the general study of words and vocabularyD) the vocabulary of a give language at a given period of its development.E) All kinds of semantic groupings and semantic relations.

57. What is the basic unit forming the bulk of the vocabulary of the language?A) phonemeB) wordC) morphemeD) set expressionE) syllable

58. Set expressions are…A) word groups are ready-made units with a specialized meaning.B) basic units of the language.C) the smallest units of the vocabulary.D) more abstract and general units of the language.E) lexical units that can not be used in isolation

59. In linguistics the word has been defined by combining the following approaches:A) morphologically, grammaticallyB) accentual structure, intonation structureC) stylistic, logical approachD) syllabic structure, word valencyE) syntactically, semantically, phonologically

60. The word has been syntactically defined as…A) “a certain number of meaningful segments which are composed of meaningful units”B) “a certain number of phonemes which are composed of meaningful units”C) “a certain number of meaningful morphemes which are composed of meaningful units”D) “as a minimum sentence”E) “a certain number of syllables which are composed of meaningful units”

61. The word has been semantically defined as…A) “a certain number of meaningful segments which are composed of meaningful units”B) “a certain number of phonemes which are composed of meaningful units”C) “a certain number of meaningful morphemes which are composed of meaningful units”D) “as a minimum sentence”E) “a certain number of syllables which are composed of meaningful units”

62. Name the most important characteristic of the word:A) expressing a substance

B) expressing a quality of a substanceC) nominationD) indivisibilityE) valency

63. Name one of the type of semantic change:A) synonymB) homonymC) functional changeD) paronymE) antonym

64. Name one of the type of semantic change:A) synonymB) homonymC) antonymD) widening of meaningE) paranym

65. Find the case of narrowing of meaning:A) penB) the CityC) to be readyD) foot of a mountainE) pilot

66. Find the case of widening of meaning:A) penB) the CityC) to be readyD) foot of a mountainE) pilot

67. Find the case of functional change of meaning:A) pilotB) the CityC) to be readyD) foot of a mountainE) pen

68. Homonyms proper are …A) words of the same sound but of different n spelling and meaning.B) words different in sound and meaning but accidently identical in spelling.C) words identical in meaning.D) words identical in pronunciation and spelling.E) words similar in grammatical meaning.

69. Homophones are …A) words of the same sound but of different n spelling and meaning.B) words different in sound and meaning but accidently identical in spelling.C) words identical in meaning.D) words identical in pronunciation and spelling.

E) words similar in grammatical meaning.

70. Homographs are …A) words of the same sound but of different n spelling and meaning.B) words different in sound and meaning but accidently identical in spelling.C) words identical in meaning.D) words identical in pronunciation and spelling.E) words similar in grammatical meaning.

71. Find examples of homophones:A) work (n) - work (v)B) wind – to windC) storey - storyD) back (v) – back (adj.)E) piece – peace

72. Find examples of homographs:A) work (n) - work (v)B) wind – to windC) storey - storyD) back (v) – back (adj.)E) piece – peace

73. The most general term of its kind potencially containing the specific features rendered by all the other members of the group is:A) ideographic synonymB) total synonymC) contextual synonymD) synonymic dominantE) synonymic series

74. The difference in the meaning of synonyms concerns the notion or the emotion expressed is called:A) total synonymB) contextual synonymC) synonymic dominantD) synonymic seriesE) idiographic synonyms

75. They are similar in meaning only under some specific distributional conditions:A) total synonymB) contextual synonymC) synonymic dominantD) synonymic seriesE) idiographic synonyms

76. The members of the group can replace each other in any context:A) total synonymB) contextual synonymC) synonymic dominantD) synonymic seriesE) idiographic synonyms

77. Find the examples of total synonyms:A) to get a book – to buy a bookB) bare - nakedC) functional affix - flectionD) to stare – to glanceE) to experience – to undergo

78. Find the examples of contextual synonyms:A) to get a book – to buy a bookB) bare - nakedC) functional affix - flexionD) to stare – to glanceE) to experience – to undergo

79. Find the examples of ideographic synonyms:A) to get a book – to buy a bookB) bare - nakedC) functional affix - flexionD) to stare – to glance – to peepE) to experience – to undergo

80. Find the case of absolute antonyms:A) happy - unhappyB) small - littleC) big - largeD) town - cityE) wrong – right

81. The theoretical grammar is a science because it:A) Explains fundamentals of structure of language in accordance with the latest developments in linguisticsB) Has its own object of investigation, aims and approaches of investigationC) Introduces the most important problems of the grammatical structure of languageD) Studies the importance of grammatical structureE) Initiates the students into the most important problems of the grammatical structure of language

82. What is the purpose of the theoretical grammar of the English language?A) To present a systematic study of the grammatical structure of Modern English and to introduce different views of languageB) To prescribe a set of normative rules based on the so-called standard EnglishC) To investigate different methods of teaching EnglishD) To help the students to learn as many words and phrases as possibleE) To help the learners of English language

83. What is the aim of the practical grammar?A) It presents a theoretical description of its grammatical system, i.e. to analyze scientifically and define its grammatical categories and study the mechanisms of grammatical formation of utterances.B) Its aim is to present a systematic scientific study of the grammatical structure of Modern English and to introduce different views of language.

C) It is aimed at providing the student with a manual of practical mastery of the grammatical structure of language in terms of standards of correctness (rules that should be obeyed)D) Its aim is to describe the morphological structure of the language.E) Its aim is to analyse the syntactic structure of the language.

84. What is the aim of the theoretical grammar?A) Its aim is to describe the morphological structure of the language.B) Its aim is to analyse the syntactic structure of the language.C) ) It is aimed at providing the student with a manual of practical mastery of the grammatical structure of language in terms of standards of correctness (rules that should be obeyed)D) ) It presents a theoretical description of its grammatical system, i.e. to analyze scientifically and define its grammatical categories and study the mechanisms of grammatical formation of utterances.E) Its aim is to present a systematic scientific study of the grammatical structure of Modern English and to introduce different views of language.

85. What English grammars were in use in the 20th century?A) practical, theoretical and scientific grammarsB) linguistic, practical and theoretical grammarsC) practical, classical and linguistic grammarsD) classical, traditional and prescriptive grammarsE) The prescriptive, classical scientific and structural grammars

86 . What was the main object of classical scientific grammar in the 20th century?A) the system of the members of the sentenceB) It deals with the problem of morphologyC) It deals with the problem of syntaxD) the system of conjugation of nounsE) the system of parts of speech

87. What was the main object of structural grammar in the 20th century?A) the system of the members of the sentenceB) It deals with the problem of morphologyC) It deals with the problem of syntaxD) It treats the problems of the structure of the English languageE) the system of parts of speech

88. What is the grammatical meaning?A) It presents a division of word on the principle of expressing a certain grammatical meaningB) the individual meanings of the correlated paradigmatic formsC) the morphemic features of words expressing grammatical meaningD) It unites a whole class of words so that each word of the class expresses the corresponding grammatical meaning.E) the systemic correlated paradigmatic word forms

89. The grammatical form presents…A) the individual meanings of the correlated paradigmatic formsB) the morphemic features of words expressing grammatical meaningC) a whole class of words so that each word of the class expresses the corresponding grammatical meaning.D) a division of word on the principle of expressing a certain grammatical meaning E) The systemic set of grammatical forms expressing a categorial function

90. The grammatical category is …A) the individual meanings of the correlated paradigmatic formsB) the morphemic features of words expressing grammatical meaningC) a whole class of words so that each word of the class expresses the corresponding grammatical meaning.D) a system expressing a generalized grammatical meaning by means of paradigmatic correlation of grammatical formsE) The systemic set of grammatical forms expressing a catergorial function

91. What do you understand by paradigm?A) the individual meanings of the correlated paradigmatic formsB) the morphemic features of words expressing grammatical meaningC) The systemic set of grammatical forms expressing a categorial functionD) a system expressing a generalized grammatical meaning by means of paradigmatic correlation of grammatical formsE) a whole class of words so that each word of the class expresses the corresponding grammatical meaning.

92. A system of expressing a generalized grammatical meaning by means of paradigmatic correlation of grammatical forms is...A) A grammatical formB) A grammatical meaningC) A grammatical categoryD) A sentenceE) A phrase

93. What are the main two parts of theoretical grammar?A) morphology and phraseB) morphology and sentenceC) Morpheme and wordD) Morphology and syntax E) Syntax and text

94. `Whom was the three criteria of distinguishing parts of speech suggested by?A) J. NesfieldB) Ch. FriesC) H. SweetD) L.G. KimballE) L. Bloomfield

95. According to the three criteria parts of speech are divided into;A) notional and functionalB) notional and secondaryC) principal and secondaryD) general and specialE) main and secondary

96. Name one of the notional part of speech…A) the participleB) the gerundC) the articleD) the adverb

E) the modal word

97. Name one of the functional part of speech…A) the participleB) the gerundC) the pronounD) the articleE) the adverb

98. Name one of the features of the noun…A) the forms of degrees of comparisonB) the categorial meaning of propertyC) the changeable forms of number and caseD) the categorial meaning of indicationE) the categorial meaning of process

99. Name the non-productive ways of expressing the number opposition:A) suffixationB) prefixationC) the vowel interchangeD) the vowel reductionE) the inflexion

100 . What does the indefinite article express?A) It expresses the functional peculiarity of the nounB) It expresses the identification or individualization of the referent of the noun, i.e. the object denoted is taken in its concrete, individual quality.C) It expresses the quality of a substance.D) The absence of the determinerE) It expresses a classifying generalization of the referent, and takes it in a relatively general sense.