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Total questions: 47

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1.

Sources of synonyms are

a)

all the above mentioned cases;

b)

all the above mentioned forms;

c)

all the above mentioned numbers;

d)

all the above mentioned voices;

e)

all the above mentioned tenses;

2.

Phraseology studies

a)

free word-combinations and phraseological units

b)

free word-combinations and morphological units

c)

free words and phraseological units

d)

free word-combinations

e)

words and phraseological units

3.

Check for the synonyms to the word «to look»

a)

to see, to gaze, to blame;

b)

to make, to go, to blame;

c)

to take, to get, to blame;

d)

to work, to go, to write;

e)

to give, to gaze, to make;

4.

Complete the following idiom of comparison «as busy as ...»

a)

as busy as a bee;

b)

as busy as a fly;

c)

as busy as a butterfly;

d)

as busy as a bird;

e)

as busy as a tree;

5.

Long-legged, left-handed, sky-colored are

a)

compound derivatives;

b)

single derivatives;

c)

free derivatives;

d)

mixed derivatives;

e)

fixed derivatives;

6.

Glossaries are

a)

unilingual books that give definitions of terms;

b)

unilingual books that give sources of terms;

c)

unilingual books that give spelling of terms;

d)

unilingual books that give features of terms;

e)

unilingual books that give difficulties of terms;

7.

-er, -dom, -ness, -ation are

a)

noun-forming suffixes;

b)

verb-forming suffixes;

c)

adjective-forming suffixes;

d)

adverb-forming suffixes;

e)

word-forming suffixes;

8.

A proverb is

a)

a short familiar saying expressing some well-known truth;

b)

words consisting of at least two stems which occur in the language as free forms;

c)

words coinciding in all their shades of meaning and in all their stylistic characteristics;

d)

words identical in their sound -form or in graphic form or in both, but different in meaning;

e)

the connection between the different in meaning;

9.

Morphemes occur as

a)

constituents of sentences;

b)

sources of sentences;

c)

differences of sentences;

d)

features of sentences;

e)

copies of sentences;

10.

«Has been» in the following sentence «She had to be satisfied with the role of a has been» is the result of

a)

conversion;

b)

hyperbole;

c)

metonymy

d)

comparison

e)

etymology

11.

Sound imitation, reduplication, clipping, abbreviation are

a)

minor types of word making;

b)

major types of word making;

c)

various types of word making;

d)

minor types of words;

e)

minor types of morphemes;

12.

Affixation is the formation of words

a)

by adding derivational affixes to stems;

b)

by adding derivational suffixes to stems;

c)

by adding derivational prefixes to stems;

d)

by adding derivational roots to stems;

e)

by adding derivational stems;

13.

A list of words in which the entry words are arranged in alphabetical order starting with their final letters are

a)

reverse dictionaries;

b)

special dictionaries;

c)

general and smart dictionaries;

d)

bestseller and special dictionaries;

e)

professional and special dictionaries;

14.

What are derivational compounds?

a)

compound words that have affixes;

b)

compound words that have prefixes;

c)

compound words that have roots;

d)

compound words that have suffixes;

e)

compound words that have morphemes;

15.

Jargonisms are

a)

words used within a particular social group and bearing a secret and cryptic character;

b)

words different in sound-form and characterized by semantic polarity of denotational meaning;

c)

words consisting of at least two stems which occur in the language as free forms;

d)

words coinciding in all their shades of meaning and in all their stylistic characteristics;

e)

words identical in their sound -form or in graphic form or in both, but different in meaning;

16.

What are antonyms?

a)

words different in sound-form and characterized by semantic polarity of denotational meaning;

b)

words consisting of at least two stems which occur in the language as free forms;

c)

words coinciding in all their shades of meaning and in all their stylistic characteristics;

d)

words identical in their sound -form or in graphic form or in both, but different in meaning;

e)

the connection between the different in meaning;

17.

Structurally morphemes fall into

a)

free, semi-free, bound, semi-bound morphemes;

b)

free, semi-free morphemes;

c)

semi-bound morphemes;

d)

free and mixed morphemes;

e)

semi-free, semi-bound morphemes;

18.

Check for the type of word-formation in the following words: UNO, NATO

a)

shortening;

b)

a metaphor;

c)

hyperbole;

d)

metonymy

e)

comparison

19.

What are compound words?

a)

words consisting of at least two stems which occur in the language as free forms;

b)

words coinciding in all their shades of meaning and in all their stylistic characteristics;

c)

words identical in their sound -form or in graphic form or in both, but different in meaning;

d)

the connection between the different in meaning;

e)

the connection between the structural pattern of the word and its meaning;

20.

Absolute or complete synonyms are:

a)

words coinciding in all their shades of meaning and in all their stylistic characteristics;

b)

words identical in their sound -form or in graphic form or in both, but different in meaning;

c)

the connection between the different in meaning;

d)

words consisting of at least two stems which occur in the language as free forms;

e)

the connection between the structural pattern of the word and its meaning

21.

What are homonyms?

a)

words identical in their sound -form or in graphic form or in both, but different in meaning

b)

the connection between the different in meaning

c)

words coinciding in all their shades of meaning and in all their stylistic characteristics

d)

words consisting of at least two stems which occur in the language as free forms

e)

the connection between the structural pattern of the word and its meaning

22.

Classification of phraseological units cannot be based on

a)

only on the structural principle

b)

only on the functional principle

c)

only on the mixed principle

d)

only on the importance

e)

only on the place

23.

Words borrowed from one language into several other languages are called

a)

international

b)

dependent

c)

single

d)

mixed

e)

global

24.

The following words pyjamas, khaki, mango, bungalow which became international came from

a)

India

b)

German

c)

Russian

d)

Latin

e)

French

25.

Define the etymology of the word "kindergarten"

a)

German

b)

Russian

c)

Kazakh

d)

Latin

e)

French

26.

The smallest two-facet language unit possessing path sound-form and meaning is…. .

a)

the morpheme

b)

morphological

c)

the word

d)

phonological

e)

semantic

27.

The semantic component that serves to distinguish one word from all others containing identical morphemes is ….

a)

differential meaning

b)

same meaning

c)

opposite meaning

d)

similar meaning

e)

without meaning

28.

What are the main type of informal words?

a)

Colloquial words, slang,dialect words

b)

Learned words

c)

Officialese

d)

Archaic words

e)

Professional terms

29.

By the Indo-European element are meant words of roots common to all or most languages of the….

a)

Indo-European Group

b)

Latin group

c)

French group

d)

Scandinavian group

e)

Italian group

30.

Find an open compound

a)

new born

b)

new

c)

newborn

d)

new-born

e)

born

31.

What is a common feature of colloquial speech?

a)

Use of contractions like "gonna" and "wanna."

b)

Use of formal expressions and long sentences.

c)

Avoidance of slang and informal expressions.

d)

Frequent use of academic vocabulary.

e)

Use of technical jargon and precise definitions.

32.

How do idiomatic expressions function in colloquial speech?

a)

They make the speech more informal and lively.

b)

They add complexity and formality to the language.

c)

They help the speaker avoid using slang.

d)

They are only used in written academic contexts.

e)

They are typically used in professional environments.

33.

Which of the following is an obsolete word for "you" that was used in Early Modern English?

a)

Thou

b)

You

c)

Y'all

d)

Ye

e)

U

34.

Which of these words was once a common term for "king" but is now considered obsolete?

a)

Czar

b)

Emperor

c)

Monarch

d)

Sovereign

e)

Lord

35.

Which word was commonly used in older English to mean "there" or "over there," but is now obsolete?

a)

Yonder

b)

Here

c)

There

d)

Thus

e)

Hence

36.

Which of these terms was once frequently used in the past to refer to "a servant" but is now rarely used?

a)

Lackey

b)

Butler

c)

Servant

d)

Valet

e)

Waiter

37.

Which of these words, once commonly used in literature to mean "love" or "affection," is now considered obsolete?

a)

Amour

b)

Fondness

c)

Love

d)

Adoration

e)

Passion

38.

Which of the following is the correct abbreviation for "postscript"?

a)

P.S.

b)

psr

c)

Pst.

d)

PstS.

e)

Postcr

39.

Which of the following is the correct abbreviation for "et cetera"?

a)

etc.

b)

ect.

c)

etcc.

d)

e.tc.

e)

ectra

40.

Which of the following words is no longer commonly used in modern English?

a)

thees

b)

this

c)

that

d)

there

e)

those

41.

Which of the following words is considered archaic and rarely used today?

a)

ye

b)

you

c)

he

d)

we

e)

it

42.

Which of the following words is no longer widely used in contemporary English?

a)

whilom

b)

sometimes

c)

usually

d)

always

e)

rarely

43.

Which of the following words is considered archaic and means "a woman"?

a)

wench

b)

lady

c)

woman

d)

girl

e)

female

44.

Which of the following words is an archaic way of saying "house"?

a)

bower

b)

home

c)

mansion

d)

residence

e)

domicile

45.

Which of the following archaic words means "to speak or say"?

a)

quoth

b)

speak

c)

talk

d)

utter

e)

vocalize

46.

Which of the following words is an archaic term for "father"?

a)

sire

b)

dad

c)

papa

d)

father

e)

parent

47.

Which of the following words is an archaic term meaning "to travel"?

a)

yonder

b)

walk

c)

journey

d)

roam

e)

wander