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Tarjima nazariyasi 1

Total questions: 116

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is shadowing?

a)

Listening and repeating at the same time

b)

Paraphrasing

c)

Translating the whole text

d)

Listening and translating the meaning of the text

2.

What are neologisms?

a)

New words

b)

Historical words

c)

Archaic words

d)

National words

3.

What is adequate translation?

a)

An alternative translation to the original

b)

Abbreviated translation

c)

Reverse to the original

d)

Accentual, distinctive, constitutive

4.

What are realia?

a)

National words

b)

Archaic words

c)

Historical words

d)

Scientific terms

5.

What is the origin of the word translation?

a)

tarzabon

b)

Tarjumon

c)

Mutarjim

d)

Tarjimon

6.

Who is the founder of translation studies in Uzbekistan?

a)

G’aybulla Salomov

b)

Ninel Vladimirova

c)

Sanjar Siddiq

d)

Najmiddin Komilov

7.

What is authenticity (asliyyat)?

a)

The work on which the translation is based

b)

Translated work

c)

The author’s latest work

d)

A masterpiece of art

8.

What is free translation?

a)

Changed translation by a translator

b)

Exact translation

c)

Simplified translation

d)

Creative translation

9.

What is transformation?

a)

moving from one grammatical category to another without altering the meaning of the text

b)

to reveal the meaning through description

c)

translating from the original source

d)

all of the above

10.

What is acronym?

a)

an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ASCII, NASA)

b)

an article cut from a newspaper or magazine

c)

the first letter of a name or word, typically a person's given name or a word forming part of a phrase

d)

the first syllable of a name or word

11.

Choose the correct examples for graphical abbreviations

a)

kg., gov., doc.,

b)

He’ll, you’re, I’m

c)

NY, NATO, USA

12.

What is calque?

a)

a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translation

b)

moving from one grammatical category to another without altering the meaning of the text

c)

when a word or phrase means exactly the same thing in both languages

d)

a method in which translators try to maintain naturalness by using various form the message done by changing the point of view

13.

What is a serious problem for machine translation?

a)

mistranslating of idioms

b)

mistranslating of proper names

c)

incorrect grammatical translation

d)

all of the above

14.

What is modulation?

a)

a method in which translators try to maintain naturalness by using various form the message done by changing the point of view

b)

moving from one grammatical category to another without altering the meaning of the text

c)

a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translation

d)

when a word or phrase means exactly the same thing in both languages

15.

Omission means …

a)

dropping a word or words from the SLT while translating

b)

Paraphrasing a word or words from the SLT while translating

c)

adding a word or words from the SLT while translating

d)

all of the above

16.

Addition is …

a)

an explicit statement of some information that was merely implied or hinted at in the source text

b)

the fine detail of a text such as why certain structures are ambiguous or how a metaphor works, and is used to describe both literary and non-literary texts

c)

a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translation

d)

a stylistic device which consists in the usage of words in a figurative transferred meaning based on the analogy or similarity and is used in all emotive styles

17.

What is metaphor?

a)

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

b)

moving from one grammatical category to another without altering the meaning of the text

c)

an article cut from a newspaper or magazine

d)

a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translation

18.

What is stylistics in translation?

a)

the fine detail of a text such as why certain structures are ambiguous or how a metaphor works, and is used to describe both literary and non-literary texts

b)

a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translation

c)

moving from one grammatical category to another without altering the meaning of the text

d)

an article cut from a newspaper or magazine

19.

What is alliteration?

a)

the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

b)

an article cut from a newspaper or magazine

c)

the repetition of usually initial vowel sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

d)

none of the above

20.

Choose the correct example for alliteration

a)

Wild and wooly, threatening thrones

b)

Say good bye, exam time

c)

English language

d)

Ann is allergic to apes

21.

What is synchronous translation?

a)

translating what you hear and translate it at the same time, listening to the speaker's next speech requires a translator to be proficient and strong minded

b)

translation that doesn't necessarily pay that much attention to detail, while excluding or adding content to the original text to preserve the overall meaning for fluency and naturality

22.

What is sight translation?

a)

reading a text silently in the source language, and then speaking it in the target language

b)

translation that doesn't necessarily pay that much attention to detail, while excluding or adding content to the original text to preserve the overall meaning for fluency and naturality

c)

translating what you hear and translate it at the same time, listening to the speaker's next speech requires a translator to be proficient and strong minded

d)

the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

23.

What is antonymous translation?

a)

a negative element in the ST is translated using an affirmative element in the TT, without changing the meaning of the original sentence

b)

translating what you hear and translate it at the same time, listening to the speaker's next speech requires a translator to be proficient and strong minded

c)

the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

d)

reading a text silently in the source language, and then speaking it in the target language

24.

What are “False friends” of a translator?

a)

letters in two alphabets or words in two languages that sound or look similar, but greatly differ in meaning

b)

the first syllable of a name or word

c)

synonyms

d)

the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

25.

Choose the correct examples for “False friends”.

a)

'embarrassed' - embarazada

b)

Magazine-journal

c)

Shop-shopping

d)

People-nation

26.

Translation is …

a)

a process of conveying or rendering the meaning (content) of SL units in the TL as well as the result of this process.

b)

a process of handling original texts.

c)

a process of conveying adequate translation.

d)

a process of learning SL units in the TL.

27.

There are 2 forms of translation:

a)

in writing and in viva voce (orally).

b)

synchronically and simultaneously.

c)

paper based and computer based.

d)

word-for-word and literary.

28.

Translation conveys the meaning of the following language units:

a)

phonemes, morphemes, words, word combinations, sentences, texts.

b)

symbols, morphemes, stresses, questions, texts, antonyms.

c)

roots, morphemes, stems, word combinations, synonyms, symbols.

d)

phonemes, syllables, roots, word collocations, sentences, questions

29.

If a translator uses the French word “rendezvous” directly in an English sentence, it is:

a)

Borrowing

b)

Transposition

c)

Equivalence

d)

Amplification

30.

The Target language (TL)

a)

is the language of the translation / the language into which the process of translation is performed.

b)

language of the translator

c)

language of the computer program, which is used for translation

d)

is not a translation term

31.

Literal translation

a)

is used at the level of separate words, which have the same lexical meaning and similar form in the SL and in the TL.

b)

is the adequate translation SL and TT literary texts.

c)

is a type of translation, dealing with literary texts.

d)

it is a technique of translation

32.

Transcription …

a)

is the substitution of sounds in the process of translation.

b)

is the substitution of letters from one alphabet to another to represent spelling.

c)

is the return of a translated text back into the source language.

d)

is the change of message by shifting perspective while keeping meaning.

33.

Transliteration is:

a)

the substitution of letters in the process of translation

b)

is the substitution of phrases in the process of translation

c)

is the substitution of sentences in the process of translation

d)

is a type lexical correspondence

34.

The translator’s false friends are

a)

those words that have similar form but different meaning in the SL and in the TL

b)

those words that have similar meaning but different form in the SL and in the TL

c)

synonymous words in the SL and in the TL

d)

those words that have equivalents in the SL and in the TL, but impossible to translate directly

35.

Word-for-word translation / consecutive verbal translation

a)

is used at the level of word-combinations and sentences, which have the same structure, word order, and the same lexical meanings of the constituents in the SL and the TL

b)

is used in translation of literary texts only

c)

is used at the level of semantics, pragmatics and lexical meanings of the text in the SL and the TL

d)

is used to translate different texts, to achieve phraseological conformities in the SL and the TL

36.

Literary translation

a)

can be either literary artistic or literary proper depending on the type of the matter under translation

b)

can be either literary text or diplomatic texts

c)

can be used in translation of all newspaper, belles-letters and scientific styles in the SL

d)

can be either literary artistic or official texts depending on the type of the matter under translation

37.

The written translation

a)

is a faithful conveying of a matter translating in writing from one language into another

b)

is a note-taking in translation process

c)

is written translation of written document

d)

is a faithful conveying of oral texts in written form

38.

The oral translation …

a)

is a faithful conveying of a speech or recording

b)

is a note-taking in translation process

c)

is written translation of written document

d)

is a faithful conveying of oral texts in written form

39.

The oral translation can be performed in 2 ways:

a)

consecutive and simultaneously

b)

consecutive and note-taking

c)

synchronically and simultaneously

d)

note-taking and simultaneously

40.

In consecutive translation:

a)

the interpreter conveys the information after the whole matter or a part of it was heard

b)

the interpreter takes notes not listening the whole text

c)

the interpreter conveys the information in written form

d)

the interpreter conveys the information after the whole text is rendered

41.

Which transformation involves replacing a word with its opposite and negating it?

a)

Antonymic translation

b)

Literal translation

c)

Compression

d)

Calque

42.

Changing “He denied the offer” to “He refused the offer” is an example of:

a)

Lexical substitution

b)

Grammatical shift

c)

Transposition

d)

Numeral transformation

43.

When translating cardinal numbers, what is critical?

a)

Precision and context

b)

Creativity

c)

Using round numbers

44.

Machine translation is defined as:

a)

a procedure in which a computer program analyzes an SLT and produces a TLT without further human intervention

b)

a programming procedure by computers

c)

a process where machines translate the SLT and render it into TL with help of computer operators

d)

translation programs that produce a TLT with the help of human intellect

45.

A complex lexicographical substitution of a positive construction for a negative one (and vice versa) is:

a)

antonymic translation

b)

word-for-word translation

c)

calque

d)

whisper translation

46.

Realia are:

a)

words denoting objects, phenomena, and so on, which are typical of a people

b)

a process of changing word order in the target language text with the source text

c)

a translation process of synonymic structure in the sentence

d)

a translation process of antonymic structure in the sentence

47.

Which of the following are grammatical transformations?

a)

substitution, transposition, omission, supplementation

b)

omission, orientation, fragments

c)

partial conformities

d)

supplementation

48.

Translate into English: “Mahalliy aloqa bo’limi oldida qizil rangdagi katta Rolls-Roys avtomashinasi to’xtadi.”

a)

A big scarlet Rolls-Roys had just stopped in front of the local post office

b)

At the local Rolls-Roys post office was stopped by

c)

A big scarlet Rolls-Roys would have stopped near the local post office

d)

There is a big Rolls-Roys stopped at the post office

49.

The process of adding extra lexical units to convey implicit meaning is known as:

a)

addition

b)

substitution

c)

compensation

d)

transliteration

50.

Which of the following is the most literal of all translation techniques?

a)

word-for-word translation

b)

transposition

c)

modulation

d)

equivalence

51.

What are realia in translation studies?

a)

culture-specific items or expressions unique to a certain language or society

b)

abstract concepts that are difficult to translate

c)

technical terms from specific scientific fields

d)

colloquial expressions used in informal speech

52.

When a text is adapted for cultural references and readability in the target language, this is known as:

a)

localization

b)

literal translation

c)

interlingual conversion

d)

transposition

53.

Find the best definition of transposition:

a)

a type of grammatical transformation understood as the change of position of linguistic elements in the target language in comparison with the source language

b)

a type of grammatical transformation

c)

not a type of transformation

d)

a grammatical transformation involving redundancy of certain forms in two languages

54.

What does the abbreviation ST mean?

a)

source text

b)

systematic translation

c)

special translation

d)

structure of the text

55.

What does the abbreviation TT mean?

a)

target text

b)

text type

c)

technical translation

d)

transliterated text

56.

Literary translation deals with …..

a)

Works of fiction or poetry

b)

Historical texts

c)

Scientific works

d)

Technical texts

57.

Informative translation is …..

a)

rendering non-literary texts

b)

rendering technical texts

c)

rendering historical texts

d)

translation of scientific works

58.

What are the main two types of oral translation

a)

Consecutive and Simultaneous

b)

Sight and note-taking

c)

Word for word

d)

Scientific

59.

What does mean “to kick the bucket”?

a)

To die

b)

To relax

c)

To start a task

d)

To travel quickly

60.

Find the meaning of the phraseological unit. What does “red tape” mean?

a)

Bureaucracy

b)

Coloured tape

c)

To disclose one’s family

d)

To die

61.

What is machine translation?

a)

Translation by means of computers

b)

Translation by means of cars

c)

Translation of technical texts

d)

Translation by manuscript

62.

Find correct variant of translation: Take it easy

a)

Ташвишланаверма

b)

Олинг

c)

Осонлик билан олинг

d)

Осонлик билан тушунасиз

63.

What is compensation?

a)

It is a way of translation which is used when certain elements in the original text cannot be expressed in terms of the language it is translated into

b)

It is resorted to when the phraseological unit has a specific national realiae

c)

It is a process of changing word order in the target language text with the source text

64.

Find the example to the descriptive translation?

a)

To cross the floor of the House – bir partiyadan boshqa partiyaga o’tib ketmoq

b)

Egyptian darkness – qop-qorong’i, zimiston

c)

To lose one’s life – hayotini yo’qotmoq.

d)

To lose one’s motherland – vatanidan judo bo’lmoq

65.

Translate the following phraseological units. - A bone of contention

a)

Bahsga sababchi bo’lgan narsa

b)

Etning suyagi

c)

Suyakning go’shti

d)

Suyak tuzilishi.

66.

Translate the following phraseological units - Grease /oil someone’s palm.

a)

Pora bermoq.

b)

Kaftini namlamoq.

c)

Qo’liga yog’ surtmoq

d)

Birov ishga qo’l urmoq

67.

Translate the following phraseological units - On everybody’s lips.

a)

Hamma og’zida

b)

Hamma ko’zida

c)

Tilga og’ir

d)

Ko’p gapirmoq

68.

Translate the following phraseological units - Cost an arm and leg.

a)

Juda qimmat turmoq

b)

Juda band bo’lmoq

c)

Qo’li uzun bo’lmoq

d)

Oyoq qo’li bog’langan bo’lmoq

69.

What is translation equivalence?

a)

It is a measure of semantic similarity between ST and TT.

b)

It is a type of transformation

c)

It is a connection between ST an TT

d)

It is a type of translation

70.

Concrete definition (конкретизация)-

a)

using the concrete examples in the text.

b)

rendering concrete translation

c)

rendering MASS-MEDIA materials

d)

using the shorter meaning in translation than in original

71.

Generalization

a)

using the most common elements in the text

b)

using the shorter meaning in translation than in original

c)

using the MASS-MEDIA materials in translation

d)

using the concrete examples in the text

72.

Grammatical transformations are as follows:

a)

supplementation, abbreviation, calque

b)

substitution, calque, generalization

c)

substitution, calque, addition, transcription

d)

dropping, functional changing, transliteration

73.

Types of lexical transformations are as follows:

a)

lexical substitution, supplementation, addition, transposition

b)

lexical substitution, supplementation, addition, transliteration

c)

lexical substitution, supplementation, omission

d)

lexical substitution, supplementation, addition, conversion

74.

The principal types of lexical correspondences between two languages are as follows:

a)

complete, partial, absence

b)

absence, partial, complete

c)

complete, complex, absence

d)

full, complete, complex

75.

Complete lexical correspondences can be observed in translating ….

a)

a and b

b)

the months and days of the week, proper names

c)

scientific and technical terms

d)

none of them

76.

Find the ways of translating words denoting specific realia

a)

A, B, C

b)

use of a word denoting something close to

c)

transliteration

d)

creation of new single or complex word for denoting an object on the basis of elements and morphological relationship in the mother tongue

77.

Who is the author of the book “Язык и перевод”

a)

L. S. Barkhudarov

b)

V.N. Komissarov

c)

A.V. Fedorov

d)

V.D. Arakin

78.

Who is the author of the book “Основы общей теории перевода”

a)

A.V. Fedorov

b)

V.N. Komissarov

c)

L. S. Barkhudarov

d)

V.D. Arakin

79.

Consultative translation is …..

a)

a translation produced for a specific client to obtain information, focusing on content over stylistic polish

b)

a word-for-word literal translation intended for publication

c)

an artistic translation prioritizing literary style and aesthetics

d)

simultaneous oral interpreting at conferences

80.

Who is the author of the book “Лингвистика перевода”?

a)

V. N. Komissarov

b)

A. V. Fedorov

c)

V. D. Arakin

d)

L. S. Barkhudarov

81.

Compensation is …

a)

a way of translation in which elements of meaning missed while translating the source text are rendered by other means of the target text

b)

a way of translation which is used for a dropped part of the text

c)

a way of translation which is used in diplomatic meetings

d)

a variant of translation used in translating word-combinations

82.

Find the correct variant of translation: “Unda bir miri ham yo`q edi.”

a)

Money he had none

b)

He had no money

c)

He hasn’t got any money

d)

He hadn’t got any money

83.

What is translation?

a)

It is a process of exchanging information between the users of different languages by producing in the target language a text which has an identical communicative value with the source text

b)

Handling of the unknown text

c)

Rendering the unfamiliar text

d)

Interpretation of the source text

84.

Find the best definition to the antonymic translation.

a)

a complex lexicographical substitution of a positive construction for a negative one (and vice versa)

b)

a translation process of synonymic structure in the sentence

c)

It is resorted to when the phraseological unit has a specific national realia

d)

It is a translation of antonymous words

85.

Find the best definition to the verbatim translation.

a)

It is used when the way of thinking does not bear a specific national realia

b)

It is a translation process of international terminology

c)

It is translation of phraseological units by a free combination of words and used when a phraseological unit has a particular national feature and has no analogue in the language

d)

It is a process of changing word order in the target-language text together with the source text

86.

Find the best definition to the Translation by analogy.

a)

It is resorted to when the phraseological unit has a specific national realia

b)

It is a process of changing word order in the target language text with the source text

c)

It is translation of phraseological units by a free combination of words and used when a phraseological unit has a particular national feature and has no analogue in the language

87.

Find the best definition to the Descriptive translation.

a)

It is translation of phraseological units by a free combination of words and used when a phraseological unit has a particular national feature and has no analogue in the language

b)

It is resorted to when the phraseological unit has a specific national realia

c)

It is a translation process of synonymic structure in the sentence

d)

It is a process of changing word order in the target language text with the source text

88.

Translate the following into English: “Mahalliy aloqa bo’limi oldida qizil rangdagi katta Rolls-Roys avtomashinasi to’xtadi.”

a)

A big scarlet Rolls-Roys had just stopped in front of the local post office

b)

At the local Rolls-Roys post office was stopped by

c)

A Rolls-Roys scarlet had stopped the local post office by

d)

There is a big Rolls-Roys stopped at the post office

89.

A remarkable air of relief over spread her countenance as soon as she saw. What kind of grammatical transformation is used here?

a)

Transposition

b)

Addition

c)

Substitution

d)

Omission

90.

Translating each word according to its primary meaning

a)

Literal translation

b)

Adaptation

c)

Equivalence

d)

Omission

91.

Translating idioms word-for-word

a)

Calque

b)

Modulation

c)

Adaptation

d)

Transposition

92.

Replacing culture-specific terms with neutral ones

a)

Generalization

b)

Literal translation

c)

Adaptation

d)

Transposition

93.

Omitting words that don't make sense in the target language

a)

Omission

b)

Modulation

c)

Calque

d)

Equivalence

94.

Translating “as strong as an ox” to “as strong as a horse” in another culture would use which technique?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Equivalence

c)

Calque

d)

Literal translation

95.

Which technique is used when a term from the source language is translated into a phrase in the target language?

a)

Descriptive translation

b)

Equivalence

c)

Calque

d)

Adaptation

96.

A type of grammatical transformation, where can be used extra elements in translation of target language in cases of formal inexpressiveness of grammatical or semantic components is …

a)

Addition

b)

Omission

c)

Realia

d)

Transposition

97.

Find the best definition to the transposition

a)

It is a type of grammatical transformation, which has redundancy of certain forms in two languages

b)

It is not a type of transformation

c)

It is a type of grammatical transformation

d)

It is a type of grammatical transformation, which is understood to be in the change of position of linguistic elements in the target language in comparison with the source language

98.

The name of a festival such as “Diwali” would fall under:

a)

Ethnographic realia

b)

Institutional realia

c)

Economic realia

d)

Geographic realia

99.

Calques are most often used when translating:

a)

Technical or institutional terms

b)

Proper names

c)

Personal pronouns

d)

Slang expressions

100.

Generalization

a)

using the broader meaning in translation than in original

b)

using the concrete examples in the text

c)

using the MASS-MEDIA materials in translation

d)

using the shorter meaning in translation than in original

101.

Antonymic translation is a

a)

change of two negative forms with one positive or vice versa

b)

translation of synonyms

c)

translation of antonyms

d)

change of polysemantic words

102.

The principal types of grammatical correspondences between two languages are as follows:

a)

complete, partial, absence

b)

absence, full, complete

c)

full, partial, complex

d)

complete, complex, absence

103.

The main feature that distinguishes calque from borrowing is:

a)

Calque translates the parts of the word or phrase; borrowing keeps the original form

b)

Calque uses completely unrelated words

c)

Calque only applies to names

d)

Borrowing is only used in informal texts

104.

Calques are most commonly found in the translation of:

a)

Political and institutional terminology

b)

Poetry

c)

Personal letters

d)

Advertisements

105.

A major cultural problem arises when:

a)

There is no equivalent concept in the target culture

b)

The sentence is too long

c)

The alphabet is different

d)

The source text is too poetic

106.

The term “samurai” in translation is an example of:

a)

Ethnographic realia

b)

Institutional realia

c)

Geographic realia

d)

Temporal realia

107.

What is a major risk of ignoring cultural differences in translation?

a)

The text might be grammatically incorrect

b)

The text becomes shorter

c)

The source text becomes irrelevant

d)

None of them

108.

Interlingual translation means:

a)

Translation between two different languages

b)

Translation of graphics into words

c)

Explaining a term with another word in the same language

d)

Rewriting a poem in modern terms

109.

… is necessitated by grammatical redundancy of certain forms in two languages.

a)

omission

b)

Translation

c)

addition

d)

transposition

110.

Types of lexical transformations are

a)

Lexical substitutions Supplementation and Omissions dropping

b)

Lexical substitution and addition

c)

Omission and addition

d)

Sight translation, addition and omission

111.

Find the example for negative conjunctions.

a)

US didn’t enter the war until April 1917

b)

To fish in trouble waters

c)

Lose one’s temper

d)

China is a large country

112.

What kind of translation of a text written in one language into another visually?

a)

sight translation

b)

Oral translation

c)

Synxrone translation

d)

none

113.

“Golden fall” what is it?

a)

metaphor, metonymy

b)

Slang

c)

termin

d)

rootmorpheme

114.

Translate the sentences into Uzbek paying attention to the lexsical transformation - On the way back to home Rudolf stopped for a glass of beer.

a)

Uyga qaytishda Rudolf bir stakan piva ichun to’xtadi

b)

Yo’lda Rudolf piva ichish uchun to’xtadi

c)

Uyga qaytishda Rudolf bir stakan piva ichish uchun to’xtadi

d)

no correct answer

115.

Shadowing?

a)

it is a word repetition in the same language

b)

it put rates is from go to 140 words for minutes

c)

The meaning of the speech

d)

it is based on the assumption

116.

Find the words that belong to the simile

a)

like and as

b)

Such, like

c)

Is, have

d)

Such as, as well