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Translation Studies - Errors

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An _________ error occurs when one or more elements of meaning in the SL are left out of the TL.

a)

Omission

b)

Addition

c)

Indecision

d)

Indecision

2.

Which is the translation error?

ST: She is a perfectionist

TT: Cô ấy là một người cầu toàn khó tính.

a)

Capitalization

b)

Addition

c)

Illegibility

d)

Terminology

3.

Mistranslation can happen due to prudence or abundant knowledge on part of the translator.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

Which word has the correct spelling?

a)

absence

b)

absense

c)

absentse

d)

abcense

5.

What are formatting errors in the following sentence?

“On may 15, 2021, Ariana Grande secretly made one of the biggest moves of her life: She married her fiance.“

a)

Spelling and diacritical marks

b)

Spelling and case

c)

Case and diacritical marks

d)

None

6.

What mistakes were NOT made in the passage below?

Even after she and Charles separated in 1992, the British media continued to pay attention to Diana. In 1997, she died in an accident after paparazzi tried to chase her car.

Ngay cả sau khi bà và hoàng tử Charles ly dị, giới truyền thông Anh vẫn tiếp tục chú ý đến Diana. Năm 1997, cô qua đời trong một vụ tai nạn sau khi các tay săn ảnh cố gắng đuổi theo xe của cô.

a)

Mistranslation

b)

Inconsistency

c)

Omission

7.

What can be used to indicate a particular pronunciation—in regard to accent, tone, or stress?

a)

Uppercase letters

b)

Diacritical marks

c)

Lowercase letters

8.

Which is the translation error?

a)

Too freely translated

b)

Too literal

c)

Mistranslation

9.

A/An —----- error occurs when the candidate gives more than one option for a given translation unit.

a)

Indecision

b)

Mistranslation

c)

Inconsistency

10.

What is the correct translation of terminology “ Blue-chip stocks”?

a)

Cổ phiếu gắn chip

b)

Cổ phiếu xanh

c)

Cổ phiếu cao cấp

d)

Cổ phiếu thượng hạng

11.

A/An ______ error occurs when a translation that follows the source text word for word results in an awkward and/or unidiomatic rendition.

a)

Addition

b)

Terminology

c)

Literalness

12.

SL: He was diagnosed by a medical examiner.

=> TL: Anh ấy đã được chẩn đoán bởi một giám định y tế.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Inconsistency is the same term translated differently or similarly?

a)

Differently

b)

Similarly

14.

What is the formatting error?

SL: Thay vào đó, phản hồi tích cực không nên đơn giản được coi là thứ để đệm cho tiêu cực, mà phải được đưa ra để củng cố và khuyến khích hoạt động tốt.

=> TL: Instead positive feedback should not simply be seen as something to cushion the negative but should be delivered so as to reinforce and encourage good performance.

a)

Spelling

b)

Incomplete passage

c)

Punctuation

d)

Case

15.

An illegibility error occurs when graders cannot read what the candidate has written.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE