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Transformations

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

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1.

Choose the right option

a)

Translation is substitution of elements or structures of one language for the elements or structures of another language

b)

Translation is rendering in the target language (TL) of the closest natural equivalent of the initial message from the point of view of its meaning and style.

c)

Translation is a process of transforming speech messages in the source language (SL) into the speech messages in the target language (TL) under condition that their sense and communicative intention remain unchanged.

d)

All the options are correct

2.

Consecutive interpretation

a)

is a kind of interpreting, performed by an interpreter consecutively

b)

is when messages of the SL speaker are interpreted one after another without any pauses

c)

is when messages of the SL speaker are interpreted immediately

d)

is when messages of the SL speaker are interpreted with a 10-minute delay

3.

Which type of interpretation is also called “conference interpretation/interpreting” because today it is mostly used at international (often multilingual forums)?

a)

simultaneous

b)

consecutive

c)

whispered

d)

written

4.

The term “language combination’’ refers to the languages an interpreter uses

a)

in everyday life

b)

at home only

c)

at conferences only

d)

professionally.

5.

What does the term “linguistic combination” refer to in the context of interpretation?

a)

Using languages at home only

b)

Using languages in everyday life

c)

Using languages professionally

d)

Using languages at conferences only

6.

If English verbs mostly denote actions in rather a vague general way, Ukrainian verbs are very

a)

concrete

b)

loose

c)

free in their meaning

d)

abstract

7.

What type of interpretation is commonly known as “conference interpretation” due to its prevalent use at international forums?

a)

Consecutive

b)

Simultaneous

c)

Whispered

d)

Written

8.

The interpreter’s mother tongue (or another language strictly equivalent to a mother tongue), into which she/he interprets from alt other working languages, generally in the two modes of interpretation, simultaneous and consecutive is

a)

B language

b)

C language

c)

A language

d)

D language

9.

What is the primary characteristic of consecutive interpretation?

a)

Interpreting messages of the SL speaker immediately

b)

Interpreting messages of the SL speaker with a 10-minute delay

c)

Interpreting messages of the SL speaker one after another without pauses

d)

Interpreting messages of the SL speaker in reverse order

10.

How is translation best described?

a)

Substitution of elements or structures of one language for another

b)

Rendering the closest natural equivalent in the target language

c)

Transforming speech messages from SL to TL without changing sense

d)

All of the options are correct

11.

What is the term used for the interpreter's mother tongue in which they interpret from other working languages?

a)

B language

b)

C language

c)

A language

d)

D language

12.

A language, into which the interpreter works from one or more of her/his other languages and which, although not a mother tongue, is a language of which she/he has perfect command.

a)

A language

b)

B language

c)

C language

d)

D language

13.

... languages are those languages of which the interpreter has complete understanding and from which she/he interprets.

a)

Passive

b)

Active

c)

A (languages)

d)

B (languages)

14.

Ability to perceive and understand the message includes communicative aspects,

a)

phonological aspects

b)

lexical aspects

c)

grammatical aspects

d)

all of them

15.

An interpreter must always be impartial and neutral in terms of ... of all parties to the negotiations

a)

political, ethnic

b)

cultural, religious

c)

gender views

d)

all of them

16.

Lexical transformations may be subdivided into

a)

formal and lexical semantic ones.

b)

formal and informal semantic ones.

c)

stylistic and lexical semantic ones.

d)

grammar and lexical semantic ones.

17.

Lexical semantic transformations comprise:

a)

concretization (substantiation) of meaning, generalization of meaning, modulation (logical development of meaning).

b)

concretization (substantiation) of meaning, generalization of meaning, differentiation of meaning

c)

generalization of meaning, differentiation of meaning, modulation (logical development of meaning).

d)

concretization (substantiation) of meaning, generalization of meaning, differentiation of meaning, modulation (logical development of meaning).

18.

The essence of this transformation lies in translating such words of SL by the words with specified concrete meaning in TL.

a)

transcoding

b)

transcription

c)

transliteration

d)

concretization

19.

Which tipe of transformation is it: “to get out” – “вибиратися”, “виходити”, “вилізати”, “висаджуватися”

a)

concretization

b)

generalization

c)

replacement

d)

omission

20.

... is the phenomenon opposite to concretization; the notions with narrow meaning in source language are replaced by the units with broader meaning in target language.

a)

Generalization

b)

Modulation

c)

Omission

d)

Substitution

21.

Define the type of transformation: He is six foot three inches tall -Його зріст – 190,5 сантиметра

a)

differentiation

b)

transcription

c)

generalization

d)

concretization

22.

... is applied in the process of translation of polysemantic words.

a)

Omission

b)

Differentiation of meaning

c)

Modulation

d)

Transcription

23.

Modulation is

a)

illogical development of meaning

b)

the choice of a suitable word out of a number of different dictionary meanings.

c)

logical development of meaning

d)

the choice of a suitable word out of a number of meanings you know

24.

Descriptive translation is resorted to when

a)

there is lexical correspondence to the SL lexeme in the TL.

b)

there is no lexical correspondence to the SL lexeme in the TL.

c)

there is no grammatical correspondence to the SL lexeme in the TL.

d)

there is no analytical correspondence to the SL lexeme in the TL.

25.

What type of transformation is it? - terraced houses — низка стандартних будинків вздовж вулиці.

a)

compression

b)

descriptive ranslation

c)

modulation

d)

antonymic

26.

In the translation process there are lexical replacements, based on cause-effect relations between notions. and they are called

a)

replacement of effect by cause and vice versa

b)

omission

c)

modulation

d)

transformation

27.

What type of transformation is it? Mr. Kelada’s brushes… would have been all the better for a scrub. - Щітки містера Келади… не відзначались чистотою.

a)

Transcription

b)

Replacement

c)

Modulation

d)

Antonymic translation

28.

This type of transformation means that a certain word is translated not by a corresponding word of TL but by its antonym, with negation being added at the same time

a)

transliteration

b)

transcription

c)

replacement

d)

antonymic translation

29.

Define the type of transformation: It wasn’t too far. – Це виявилось досить близько

a)

antonymic translation

b)

synonymic translation

c)

transliteration

d)

omission

30.

Define the type of transformation. I’m not kidding. - Я вам серйозно кажу.

a)

disposition

b)

antonymic translation

c)

replacement

d)

modulation

31.

Grammatical competence is

a)

technology not only as an aid to more efficient translating but also for the investigation

of the translation process.

b)

knowledge of the knowledge of and ability to produce and understand

utterances appropriately in context.

c)

knowledge of the rules of the code, including vocabulary

and word- formation, pronunciation / spelling and sentence structure.

d)

the mastery of communication strategies which may be used

to improve communication or to compensate for breakdowns.

32.

Sociolinguistic competence is

a)

knowledge of and ability to produce and understand

utterances appropriately in context.

b)

the ability to combine form and meaning

c)

the mastery of communication strategies which may be used

to improve communication or to compensate for breakdowns.

d)

an aid to more efficient translating but also for the investigation

of the translation process.

33.

Which type of transformation is it? In 2008 UN has proposed a world conference on food supplies. – У 2008 році ООН запропонувала скликати всесвітню конференцію з питань забезпечення людства продовольчими ресурсами.

a)

transliteration

b)

omission

c)

addition

d)

modulation

34.

Define the type of transformation: The bill was rejected and repudiated. – Законопроект було відхилено.

a)

omission

b)

antonymic translation

c)

definition

d)

modulation

35.

The Ukrainian Government – уряд України

a)

transliteration

b)

replacement

c)

modulation

d)

omission

36.

Define the type of transformation: Iron heel – «залізна п’ята»

a)

antonym

b)

omission

c)

modulation

d)

calque

37.

Define the type of transformation: Senatе – Сенат

a)

transliteration

b)

omission

c)

modulation

d)

none

38.

Define the type of transformation: Non-members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation ... – Країни, які не є членами Організації з безпеки і співробітництва в Європі, ...

a)

explication

b)

omission

c)

addition

d)

modulation

39.

This transformation is widely used to render speech peculiarities of characters, to translate puns, rhyming words, etc.

a)

addition

b)

transcription

c)

compensation

d)

modulation

40.

Which type of transformation is it: "I got nothing”.-“Мене пошили в дурні"

a)

explication

b)

compensation

c)

calque

d)

descriptive translation

41.

Its lexical aspects imply adding words, word combinations or even the whole sentences or their parts . Which type of translation is it?

a)

modulation

b)

omission

c)

calque

d)

addition

42.

When using the transformation of addition one should be very careful to add only the elements which really have to

a)

be added

b)

be omited

c)

be translated

d)

be important

43.

Define the type of transformation: electricity cut – обмеження подачі електроенергії

a)

omission

b)

modulation

c)

transcription

d)

addition

44.

Therefore ... often go parallel with other types of grammatical transformations, more often with replacements of parts of speech.

a)

omission and transcription

b)

omission and addition

c)

modulation and addition

d)

description

45.

This transformation is rarely obligatory within a structure, as it is usually caused by stylistic considerations and deals with redundancy as a traditional norm of SL, but not acceptable in TL.

a)

modulation

b)

addition

c)

omission

d)

replacement

46.

Which type of transformation is it: “…their only stay and support…” - ”їхня єдина підтримка”

a)

omission

b)

modulation

c)

transcription

d)

shortage

47.

When SL word or word combination is reproduced in the TL by a letter-for-letter technique, it is

a)

transliteration

b)

compensation

c)

addition

d)

replacement

48.

Adaptation of SL word to the phonetic or grammatical norms of the TL is called

a)

replacement

b)

adaptive transcoding

c)

loan

d)

calque

49.

... comprise: concretization (substantiation) of meaning, generalization of meaning, differentiation of meaning, modulation (logical development of meaning).

a)

Adaptive transcoding

b)

Lexical semantic transformations

c)

Mixed transcoding

d)

Transliteration

50.

... (caique, verbal, literal, word-for-word translation) is the linear substitution of elements of one language by elements of the other

a)

Replacement

b)

Loan translation

c)

Lexical transformations

d)

Transliteration