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WorksheetsTranslation's Second Term Exam
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 27mins
Translate into Spanish: "Mike is astonished by how similar Mary was to Henry as a child."
Translate this sentence into English: "Os gusta mucho nadar".
Choose the correct Spanish translation for "When you all were little, you wanted to be sailors."
Cuando todos ustedes eran pequeños, querían ser marineros.
Cuando todos ustedes eran pequeños, quisieron ser marineros.
Cuando ustedes fueron pequeños, quisieron ser marineros.
Cuando éramos niños, quisimos sera marineros.
Which is the best translation for "I always liked them."?
Yo siempre he gustado de ellos.
Ellos siempre me han gustado.
Siempre me gustaron ellos.
Yo siempre gusté de ellos.
Which is the best translation for 'approach' in Spanish?
experiencia
técnica
método
política
conocimiento
Choose the best synonym for 'examine'
look into
take up
look up
take over
¿Cuál es la mejor traducción de 'booklet'?
brochure
folleto
panfleto
libelo
Which is the best Spanish translation for 'fertile' in the sentence "We have fertile ground for investments in new technology and infrastructure"?
abundante
valioso
prolífico
lucrativo
Which word is incorrectly translated in the sentence: "The boy was intoxicated by eating contaminated food."
contaminated
food
intoxicated
What part has been incorrectly translated in this text?
For a long time, researchers and economists believed that humans made logical, well-considered decisions. In recent decades, however, researchers have uncovered a wide range of mental errors that derail our thinking.
Durante mucho tiempo, los investigadores y economistas creyeron que los humanos tomaban decisiones lógicas y consideradas. En las últimas décadas, sin embargo, los investigadores han descubierto una amplia gama de errores mentales que descarrilan nuestro pensamiento.
creyeron
tomaban decisiones
consideradas
amplia gama
According the AIIC, the International Association of Conference Interpreters, what is interpreter’s “A language”?
The foreign language the interpreter had a Grade "A" in.
The language the interpreter had education in.
Interpreter's native language.
The second language interpreter knows fluently.
"Written transfer of a text from one language to another" is the definition of:
Interpretation
Translation
Transcription
Which of the following terms does not correspond to modern translation?
Adaptation and version
Intercultural transfer and contact
Oral hermeneutics
Trained research
Which is not part of the skills and qualities needed by a translator.
Knowledge of the source and target language and culture
Idioms, nuances, connotations of words in both languages
Understanding of style, forces of word choice, and discourse analysis
Subject-specific knowledge
Clearness to explain the meaning of the text
Why is attention to detail and profound knowledge of grammar desirable for a translator?
From the options below choose the ones that directly affect a quality translation.
Gauging and quality of the equivalence of the target text compared to the source text
Who the audience is, what they know and what they need to know
Knowledge the translator has of translation theory, that is, to know why he/she is doing what he/she is doing
Genre and purpose of the text and the translation
As many texts are translated from English as they are translated into English.
True
False
The translator is an intervener, not as a transparent conduit of information, but as an interested party in the communication process, sometimes biased.
True
False
According to Western tradition what is the first translation attempt?
Babel Tower
Great Library of Alexandria
Phaistos Disc
Colossus of Rhodes
What is the importance of the Rosetta Stone?
What was the lingua franca for translation in the ninth century Bagdad's House of Wisdom?
Arabic
Syriac
Egyptian
Greek
What fifteenth century invention killed off Latin and promoted a multi-lingual publishing industry in the West?
movable printing
vertical windmill
gunpowder weapons
spectacles
What is the reason why Esperanto did not take off as a global language of peace and science?
Languages are rooted in locale
Languages are instruments of war and recoil
Esperanto was artificially created and therefore faulty in grammar and lexis terms
Current machine translation can completely replace the translator's job.
True
False
Select the best translation for "Mary had difficulty applying for student financial assistance".
Maria tuvo problemas al aplicar para la asistencia financiera para estudiantes.
Mary tuvo dificultades al solicitar la ayuda financiera para estudiantes.
Mary encontró dificultades para aplicar para la beca estudiantil.
Maria tuvo dificultad para solicitar asistencia financiera para estudiantes.
Select the best translation for "We will attend a special social event for Dr. Davis".
Nosotros atenderemos un evento social especial para el Sr. Davis.
Asistiremos a un evento social especial para el Dr. Davis.
Nosotros iremos a un evento especial del Dr. Davis.
Asistimos a un evento social especial del Dr. Davis.
Selecciona la mejor traducción para "Es esencial que el gestor financiero esté presente".
Is essential that our financial gestor is present.
It is essential for our financial director to be present.
It is essential that our financial officer be present.
Select the best translation for "Ray tried to avoid getting oil on his royal blue shirt."
Ray intentó de evitar manchar su camisa azul marino de aceite.
Ray trató de evitar manchar su camisa azul regio de aceite.
Ray intentó no manchar su camisa azul con aceite.
Ray trató de evitar poner aceite en su camisa azul real.
Translate "Ms. Roy has been appointed to the board."
