Final Assessment Test Year 1

The plural of “larva” is ...

• larvae

• larvum

• larvea

• larvuma

The plural of “curriculum” is ...

• curriculumae

• curiculam

• curricula

• curriculuma

Form the possessive case of the following phrase: «у подножия горы».

• at the mountain’s foot

• on the mountain’s feet

• on the feet of the mountain

• at the foot of the mountain

Form the possessive case of the following sentence: «Это вчерашняя газета?»

• Is that yesterday paper?

• Is that/this yesterday’s paper?

• Is this paper of yesterday’s publication?

• Is this paper of yesterday?

Fill in the articles. Choose proper explanation: ‘Lunch was _____ heaviest meal of ____ day because in _____ same time all hospital staff had lunch in ____ cafeteria.’

• the = the superlative degree of adjectives; zero article = with the words ‘day, night, morning, afternoon, noon, evening ect’; a = the noun is modified by the descriptive adjective ‘same’; the = the situation itself makes the object definite;

• the = the superlative degree of adjectives; the = of phrase; the = the noun is modified by the pronoun ‘same’; a = belonging to a certain class;

• the = the superlative degree of adjectives; the = of phrase + the situation makes it definite; the = the noun is modified by the pronoun ‘same’; the = the situation itself makes the place definite;

• the = the superlative degree of adjectives; zero article = with the words ‘day, night, morning, afternoon, noon, evening ect’; the = the noun is modified by the pronoun ‘same’; a = is used in the meaning ‘one’;

Fill in the gaps and find proper explanation: ‘_____ inn was ____ sprawling three-story structure of pale stone, ____biggest that Sansa had ever seen, but even so, it had accommodations for less than ____ third of ____ king’s party, which had swollen to more than four hundred with ____ addition of her father’s household and ____ free riders who had joined them on the road.’

• the = the settlement is definite due to situation; a = a predicative noun; the = the superlative degree; a = in the meaning ‘one’; the = of-phrase; the = before of-phrase; the = a limiting attribute (a relative clause);

• the = the settlement is limited due to situation; a = a limiting attribute; the = the superlative degree; a = in the meaning ‘one’; the = of-phrase + the possessive case; the = before of-phrase; the = a limiting attribute (a relative clause);

• the = the settlement is definite due to situation; a = a predicative noun modified by some descriptive attributes; the = the superlative degree; a = in the meaning ‘one’; the = of-phrase + possessive case; the = before of-phrase; the = a limiting attribute (an antecedent + a relative clause);

• the = the settlement is definite due to situation; a = a descriptive attribute; the = the superlative degree; a = in the meaning ‘one’; the = of-phrase; the = before of-phrase; the = limiting attribute (a relative clause).

Fill in the gaps and find proper explanation of the use of articles in the given sentence: ‘I rushed to _____ main gate, and then I waited _____ second till I could breathe normally.’

• a = a descriptive attribute main is used; the = the “the very” second;

• a = a descriptive attribute main is used; a = denotes time; in the meaning of ‘one’;

• the = the noun is modified by the adjective “main”; the = the “the very” second;

• the = the noun is modified by the adjective “main”; a = denotes time; in the meaning of ‘one’.

Fill in the article and find the correct explanation: ‘She came down with ______measles and had to stay in bed.’

• the = generic sense;

• the = the situation itself is definite;

• zero article = prepositional phrase;

• zero article = general sense;

Find the example(s) of non-defining relative clause:

• He who does his best should be praised.

• Mary Brown, who is very generous, gave me these flowers.

• This is the man whose farm joins ours.

• It’s hoped that we will raise £10,000 for local charities, which help the homeless.

Choose the correct form: 1900 (year)

• nineteen hundred;

• nineteen oh oh;

• nineteen zero zero;

• one thousand and nine hundred.