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Stylistic Devices and Functional Styles

Total questions: 133

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

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1.

Words denoting objects, processes, phenomena of science, humanities, technique are ....

a)

terms

b)

historical words

c)

poetic words

d)

archaisms

2.

Words denoting historical phenomena which are no more in use ("yeoman", "vassal", "falconet").

a)

poetic words

b)

terms

c)

archaisms

d)

historical words

3.

What are the words called learned, bookish, high-flown?

a)

historical words

b)

literary words

c)

poetic words

d)

colloquial words

4.

Words that mark the message as informal, non-official, conversational.

a)

poetic words

b)

literary words

c)

historical words

d)

colloquial words

5.

The following words "dad", "kid", "crony", "fan", "to pop", "folks" are the example of ....

a)

poetic words

b)

archaisms

c)

colloquial words

d)

literary words

6.

"pal", "chum," "crony" for "friend"; "heavies", "woolies" for "thick panties"- are…?

a)

slangs

b)

archaisms

c)

poetic words

d)

jargons

7.

Words used by limited groups of people, united either professionally or socially are called ....

a)

slangs

b)

jargons

c)

colloquial

d)

literary words

8.

Coarse words with a strong emotive meaning, mostly derogatory, avoided in polite conversation are…

a)

vulgarisms

b)

colloquial

c)

slangs

d)

archaisms

9.

Transference of names based on the associated likeness between two objects ("pancake" or "ball").

a)

metaphor

b)

metonymy

c)

synecdoche

d)

play on words

10.

Name the SD. Example: "volcano" for the "sun"; "silver dust", "sequins" for "stars";

a)

metonymy

b)

metaphor

c)

synecdoche

d)

epithet

11.

SD created by a different semantic process and based on contiguity (nearness) of objects?

a)

personification

b)

epithet

c)

synecdoche

d)

metonymy

12.

Lexical SD in which the nominal meaning of a proper name is suppressed by its logical meaning?

a)

antonomasia

b)

epithet

c)

metaphor

d)

metonymy

13.

Attributive combinations (as in "Dr. Fresh Air") or phrases (as in "Mr. What's-his name") is ....?

a)

epithet

b)

antonomasia

c)

metonymy

d)

metaphor

14.

A stylistic device in which emphasis is achieved through deliberate exaggeration.

a)

epithet

b)

hyperbole

c)

metonymy

d)

antonomasia

15.

What SD is used:"O brawling love! О loving hate! О heavy lightness!

a)

metonymy

b)

hyperbole

c)

epithet

d)

oxymoron

16.

What SD is used: 'Thank you for listening! - Listening? There was nothing to listen to'?

a)

epithet

b)

antonomasia

c)

repetition

d)

metaphor

17.

What SD is used: 'Came another tiny moment, while they waited laughing and talking.'?

a)

allusion

b)

inversion

c)

repetition

d)

oxymoron

18.

What SD is used: Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club' (Dick)?

a)

inversion

b)

alliteration

c)

euphony

d)

assonance

19.

This functional style's purpose is to inform pertaining to a certain branch of science.

a)

scientific-prose

b)

belles-lettres

c)

publicist

d)

newspaper

20.

The functional style that contains more or less substantial deviations from the strict literary norm.

a)

scientific-prose

b)

colloquial

c)

publicist

d)

official document

21.

Definite speech clichés, strict forms are characteristic of this style. Which answer is correct?

a)

belles-lettres

b)

colloquial

c)

publicist

d)

official document

22.

Which SD is used to substitute an unpleasant name by an inoffensive one?

a)

periphrasis

b)

personification

c)

euphemism

d)

antonomasia

23.

Which SD is a repetition of a syntactic pattern in an inverted way?

a)

periphrasis

b)

chiasmus

c)

euphemism

d)

zeugma

24.

What SD is used? 'The jail might have been the infirmary; the infirmary might have been the jail.''(Dick.)

a)

allusion

b)

euphemism

c)

chiasmus

d)

oxymoron

25.

SD? The final element of a sentence, paragraph, etc. recurs at the very beginning of the next ones.

a)

allusion

b)

anadiplosis

c)

metaphor

d)

oxymoron

26.

It is the repetition of identical or similar terminal sound combinations of words.

a)

rhyme

b)

alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

assonance

27.

What is the subject of stylistic analysis?

a)

stylistic devices and expressive means

b)

literary evaluation

c)

the language in the process of its use

d)

functional styles and subdivisions

28.

Climax is…

a)

the culminating point

b)

the main characters

c)

unfolding of events

d)

the end

29.

Exposition is …

a)

the culminating point

b)

introduction of the characters

c)

unfolding of events

d)

the end

30.

Which SD is used in this example? "A shadow of a smile"

a)

metonymy

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

31.

Find a sentence with metaphorical epithet

a)

The air was hot and felt like a kiss as we stepped off the plane.

b)

He was a thin wiry man with a tobacco-stained smile.

c)

England had two eyes, Oxford and Cambridge. They are the two intellectual eyes.

d)

"Thief," Pylon shouted. "Dirty pig of an untrue friend."

32.

What is the aim of informative style?

a)

…is to impact public opinion, to cause the reader (listener) to accept the point of view;

b)

…is to prove a hypothesis, to create new concepts, to disclose the internal laws of existence;

c)

…is to state the conditions binding two parties in an undertaking;

d)

…is to inform the reader and provide him with an evaluation of information published;

33.

Which is the characteristic feature of an essay?

a)

a rather expanded use of connectives;

b)

the use of the first person singular;

c)

direct address to the audience;

d)

the abundant use of emotive words;

34.

Which of the following newspaper style items is a private announcement?

a)

On November 1st, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, to Barbara and John Culhane - a son;

b)

Robust, friendly student, not entirely intelligent, seeks Christmas vacation job;

c)

A bank's business is with other people's money;

d)

Trained nurse with child 2 years seeks post London preferred;

35.

Which functional style is close to fiction?

a)

Belles-lettres style

b)

Newspaper style

c)

Scientific style

d)

Official documents style

36.

When did publicist style become a separate style?

a)

in the middle of the 16th century

b)

in the middle of the 17th century

c)

in the middle of the 18th century

d)

in the middle of the 19th century

37.

Which publicist substyle means direct address to the audience; hence the use of colloquial words?

a)

Journalistic article

b)

Oratorical speech

c)

Essay

d)

All of mentioned above

38.

What SD is used: Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club' (Dick)?

a)

inversion

b)

alliteration

c)

euphony

d)

assonance

39.

This functional style's purpose is to inform pertaining to a certain branch of science.

a)

scientific-prose

b)

belles-lettres

c)

publicist

d)

newspaper

40.

The functional style that contains more or less substantial deviations from the strict literary norm.

a)

scientific-prose

b)

colloquial

c)

publicist

d)

style of official documents

41.

Point out the substyles of fiction

a)

Business, diplomacy, military and legal documents;

b)

Emotive prose, poetry and drama;

c)

Journalistic article, essay, oratorical speech;

d)

Headline, advertisement, brief news item;

42.

Match the abbreviation "etc." with its meaning.

a)

I'm going to explain ...

b)

and so on…

c)

I'm adding some information ...

d)

special attention to the point.

43.

Match the abbreviation "i.e." with its meaning.

a)

that is….

b)

I'm going to explain ...

c)

so on

d)

I want your special attention to the point.

44.

Match the abbreviated 'c. u. l8er' with its full form.

a)

soon

b)

cinema

c)

cost

d)

see you later

45.

Match the abbreviated 'u' with its full form.

a)

use

b)

usually

c)

your

d)

you

46.

Which of the sentences is informal?

a)

Thanks for the e-mail. ...

b)

Please accept our apologies for ...

c)

Sorry, I can't make it...

d)

Hi! Haven't heard from you, ...

47.

What's the full form of 'asap'?

a)

as soon as possible

b)

a sample

c)

as so appropriate

d)

a so approached

48.

What's the full form of 'CU'?

a)

call you

b)

see you

c)

company usage

d)

coming you

49.

What's the full form of' Thx'?

a)

Thanks

b)

Texas

c)

Tool

d)

Techniques

50.

What's the full form of 'Bw'?

a)

Best wishes

b)

Broadway

c)

Big wings

d)

Be waiting

51.

Matching: a letter that you send with a document or package, which gives more information about it?

a)

covering letter

b)

CV

c)

request

d)

business letter

52.

Matching: document containing education and employment history?

a)

semi-formal letter

b)

covering letter

c)

curriculum vitae

d)

letter of application

53.

A character _____ is a written statement of a person's good qualities, which is sent to a future employer.

a)

reliable

b)

reference

c)

referee

d)

referer

54.

What is meant by idiosyncrasy?

a)

an unusual habit or way of thinking that a writer has;

b)

involving the use of imagination to produce new ideas or things;

c)

able to make good judgments, especially about art, style etc;

d)

the regular pattern of sounds made by the words of a poem;

55.

What is meant by direct drawing of characters?

a)

through the personage's actions;

b)

through the appearance description;

c)

through the author's words;

d)

through the personage's words;

56.

Who was a great influence on the further development of the belles-letters style in the 16th century?

a)

W. Shakespeare

b)

S. Maugham

c)

R. Greene

d)

Ch. Dickens

57.

Which of the followings has brought the development of television and radio into being?

a)

journalistic articles

b)

oratorical speech

c)

essay

d)

radio and TV commentary

58.

What is meant by indirect drawing of characters?

a)

through the personage's actions;

b)

through the appearance description;

c)

through the author's words;

d)

through the characteristic comparison;

59.

Mark the two categories of political speeches

a)

parliamentary debates and speeches at congresses, meetings, etc.

b)

speech on ethic problems and election campaign debates

c)

speech on social problems and speech on business relations

d)

parliamentary speeches and speeches on religious subjects

60.

What is simply meant by essay?

a)

It is oral subdivision of the publicist style.

b)

It is a literary composition of moderate length.

c)

It is literary substyle to be recognized as a specific form of writing.

d)

It is a leading article which is characterized by a subjective handling of facts.

61.

When did advertisements make their way into the British press?

a)

in the mid-16th century

b)

in the mid-17th century

c)

in the mid-18th century

d)

in the mid-19th century

62.

What is the feature of scientific prose style?

a)

Logical sequence of utterances

b)

Expressing in the first person singular

c)

Using emotional language

d)

Avoiding foot-notes

63.

Which of the following words is colloquial one?

a)

big

b)

fat

c)

overweight

d)

heavy

64.

Imagery is:

a)

When an author compares two things.

b)

When an author sets mental pictures or images.

c)

Pictures hanging on the wall.

d)

A cartoon show.

65.

My sister's room is a pig pen. This is an example of:

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

66.

Mark the EM: It is imitation of sounds produced in nature, by things, people and animals.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Alliteration

c)

Rhyme

d)

Rhythm

67.

'Sally sells seashells by the seashore'. This is an example of:

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

68.

Repetition of the first consonant in several words in the same phrase is called:

a)

Alliteration

b)

Simile

c)

Idiom

d)

Metaphor

69.

This type of FL is used when words imitate the actual sound(s) made by the action or event.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

70.

What SD is used: "I have told you a million times to come home at 9:00 pm!"?

a)

Tone

b)

Symbolism

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Mood

71.

Sound words such as BANG, BAM, and BOING are examples of:

a)

Simile

b)

Idiom

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Metaphor

72.

'Her feet are as cold as ice!' This is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

73.

An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect.

a)

Personification

b)

Paradox

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Analogy

74.

'I love mashing melted marshmallows'. This is an example of:

a)

Alliteration

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Onomatopoeia

75.

Animals talking in a childhood story is an example of...

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Cliché

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

76.

The plates danced on the shelves during the earthquake. What type of figurative language is it?

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

77.

A reference in a work of literature, especially to a well-known event, person, or work.

a)

Simile

b)

Allusion

c)

Personification

d)

Round

78.

A statement or situation that apparently contradicts elements, but on closer inspection may be true.

a)

Allusion

b)

Paradox

c)

Personification

d)

Dynamic

79.

"Jumbo Shrimp" and "Pretty Ugly" are both examples of:

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Imagery

80.

The type of figurative language that has a special meaning different from the actual meaning is called:

a)

Idiom

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Onomatopoeia

81.

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by stating that one is the other is called:

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

82.

When SpongeBob talks, the writers are using a type of figurative language called:

a)

Alliteration

b)

Comedy

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

83.

"Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone" -Taylor Swift, Love Story. This is an example of:

a)

Allusion

b)

Alliteration

c)

Connotation

d)

Denotation

84.

The following is the example of which SD: "O brawling love!" (Shakespearian definitions of love, quoted from his Romeo and Juliet)

a)

metonymy

b)

hyperbole

c)

epithet

d)

oxymoron

85.

The following is the example of which SD: " О loving hate!" (Shakespearian definitions of love, quoted from his Romeo and Juliet)

a)

metonymy

b)

hyperbole

c)

epithet

d)

oxymoron

86.

The following is the example of which SD: "О heavy lightness!" (Shakespearian definitions of love, quoted from his Romeo and Juliet)

a)

metonymy

b)

hyperbole

c)

epithet

d)

oxymoron

87.

The following is the example of which SD: «Serious vanity!" (Shakespearian definitions of love, quoted from his Romeo and Juliet)

a)

metonymy

b)

hyperbole

c)

epithet

d)

oxymoron

88.

The following is the example of which SD: "Feather of lead!" (Shakespearian definitions of love, quoted from his Romeo and Juliet)

a)

metonymy

b)

hyperbole

c)

epithet

d)

oxymoron

89.

The following is the example of which SD: "bright smoke" (Shakespearian definitions of love, quoted from his Romeo and Juliet)

a)

metonymy

b)

hyperbole

c)

epithet

d)

oxymoron

90.

The following is the example of which SD: "cold fire" (Shakespearian definitions of love, quoted from his Romeo and Juliet)

a)

metonymy

b)

hyperbole

c)

epithet

d)

oxymoron

91.

The following is the example of which SD: "sick health" (Shakespearian definitions of love, quoted from his Romeo and Juliet)

a)

metonymy

b)

hyperbole

c)

epithet

d)

oxymoron

92.

The following is the example of which SD: "О heavy lightness!" (Shakespearian definitions of love, quoted from his Romeo and Juliet)

a)

metonymy

b)

hyperbole

c)

epithet

d)

oxymoron

93.

The following is the example of which SD: "Serious vanity!" (Shakespearian definitions of love, quoted from his Romeo and Juliet)

a)

metonymy

b)

hyperbole

c)

epithet

d)

oxymoron

94.

The following is the example of which SD: " Feather of lead!" (Shakespearian definitions of love, quoted from his Romeo and Juliet)

a)

metonymy

b)

hyperbole

c)

epithet

d)

oxymoron

95.

The following is the example of which SD: " bright smoke" (Shakespearian definitions of love, quoted from his Romeo and Juliet)

a)

metonymy

b)

hyperbole

c)

epithet

d)

oxymoron

96.

The following is the example of which SD: " cold fire" (Shakespearian definitions of love, quoted from his Romeo and Juliet)

a)

metonymy

b)

hyperbole

c)

epithet

d)

oxymoron

97.

The following is the example of which SD: "sick health" (Shakespearian definitions of love, quoted from his Romeo and Juliet)

a)

metonymy

b)

hyperbole

c)

epithet

d)

oxymoron

98.

Find a metonymy

a)

'The leaves fell sorrowfully';

b)

'He had a face like a choir-boy's - but a choir-boy suddenly overwhelmed by middle age';

c)

'Two of them, a man with long fair moustaches and a silent dark man… Definitely, the moustache ….';

d)

'The waters have closed above your head, and the world has closed upon your miseries and misfortunes'.

99.

What is an alliteration?

a)

Phonetic stylistic device which impart a melodic effect to the utterance;

b)

Combination of speech sounds which imitates produced in nature;

c)

Repetition of identical or similar terminal sound combinations of words;

d)

Procedure characterized by regular recurrence of elements or features as beat or accent;

100.

What is a metonymy?

a)

SD based on realization two logical meanings, but the two meanings stand in opposition two each other;

b)

SD based on a different type of relation between the dictionary and contextual meaning;

c)

SD based on interplay and logical meaning in an attributive word, phrase or sentence;

d)

A combination of two words in which the meanings of the two clash being opposite in sense;

101.

Which SD is used? 'She was still fat; the destroyer of her figure sat at the head of the table'.

a)

Antonomasia

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Irony

d)

Periphrasis

102.

'Horribly beautiful'.

a)

Antonomasia

b)

Euphemism

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Chiasmus

103.

"Heart-burning smile".

a)

Simile

b)

Epithet

c)

Metaphor

d)

Metonymy

104.

"A thousand pardons"

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Epithet

c)

Litotes

d)

Metonymy

105.

Mark the SD: Using of a verb in the same grammatical relation to two adjacent words in the context?

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Anadiplosis

c)

Antithesis

d)

Zeugma

106.

"Sweet sorrow".

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Anadiplosis

c)

Antithesis

d)

Zeugma

107.

What is ellipsis?

a)

A repetition of a phrase or statement from a book;

b)

The omission of some parts of the sentence;

c)

An indirect reference to a historical, literary, mythological, biblical fact;

d)

Irregular word order for emphatic purposes in the sentence;

108.

Name the sentence type: 'London. Fog everywhere. Implacable November weather.'

a)

lliptical;

b)

Elaborate;

c)

Nominative;

d)

Complex;

109.

Which of the following definitions better describes 'anadiplosis'?

a)

SD that recurrences the same word or phrase within the sentence with the view of expressiveness;

b)

This term implies identity of beginnings of one or several initial elements in adjacent sentences;

c)

It is recurrence of one or several elements concluding two or more syntactical units;

d)

The final element or elements of a sentence, paragraph, that recurs at the beginning of the next one;

110.

"With Berwick on my knee, I was then happy; happy at least in my own way."

a)

Chiasmus;

b)

Alliteration;

c)

Anadiplosis;

d)

Inversion;

111.

"They both looked hard, tough and ruthless, and they both looked very, very, very lethal".

a)

Antithesis;

b)

Metaphor;

c)

Repetition;

d)

Inversion;

112.

What is suspense?

a)

The description of thoughts and feelings of characters;

b)

Holding the reader in tense anticipation;

c)

Syntactical SDs, based on the absence of logically required components of speech;

d)

Using SDs for producing a certain acoustic effect, giving emphasis to the utterance;

113.

'Pride and Prejudice'

a)

Alliteration;

b)

Assonance;

c)

Onomatopoeia;

d)

Repetition;

114.

'Came frightful days of snow and rain.'

a)

Inversion;

b)

Metaphor;

c)

Hyperbole;

d)

Repetition;

115.

Which of the following sentences refers to newspaper style?

a)

'The mid-summer Louisiana sun a red blotch in the hazy sky'.

b)

'Nice weather, isn't it?'

c)

'Ten grams of aspirin were dissolved in a minimum volume of water'.

d)

Single man, aged 30, no ties, seeks situation in any capacity, climate and conditions…

116.

Which of the following substyles is not newspaper style item?

a)

brief news item;

b)

advertisement;

c)

editorial;

d)

essay;

117.

Which of the definitions better describes 'editorial'?

a)

A publisistic style substyle;

b)

The interpretation of certain facts;

c)

News paragraph in the newspaper;

d)

A finished argument or a conclusive examination of the matter;

118.

What is the main aim of newspaper style?

a)

…is to impact public opinion, to cause the reader (listener) to accept the point of view expressed;

b)

…is to prove a hypothesis, to create new concepts, to disclose the internal laws of existence, etc.;

c)

…is to state the conditions binding two parties in an undertaking;

d)

…is to inform the reader and provide him with an evaluation of information published;

119.

What is the main function of brief news item?

a)

to inform the reader without giving explicit comments;

b)

to give an information about a product in order to advertise it;

c)

to inform the reader briefly of what the text that follows is about;

d)

to influence the reader by giving an interpretation of certain facts;

120.

When does English newspaper writing date from?

a)

from the 16th century

b)

from the 17th century

c)

from the 18th century

d)

from the 19th century

121.

What is the major feature of brief news items language?

a)

It is stylistically emotional;

b)

It mostly consists of elliptical sentences;

c)

It is written in the form of direct address to the audience;

d)

It is stylistically neutral;

122.

What is the aim of publicist style?

a)

…is to impact public opinion, to cause the reader (listener) to accept the point of view expressed;

b)

…is to prove a hypothesis, to create new concepts, to disclose the internal laws of existence;

c)

…is to state the conditions binding two parties in an undertaking;

d)

…is to inform the reader and provide him with an evaluation of information published;

123.

Which is not the characteristic feature of an essay?

a)

a rather expanded use of connectives, which facilitate the process of grasping the correlation of ideas;

b)

the use of the first person singular;

c)

erect address to the audience;

d)

the abundant use of emotive words;

124.

Which of the following newspaper style items is a business offer announcement?

a)

On November 1st, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital…, to a son;

b)

Robust, friendly student, not entirely intelligent, seeks Christmas vacation job;

c)

A bank's business is with other people's money, so we want people with integrity beyond question;

d)

Trained nurse with child 2 years seeks post London preferred;

125.

Which functional style is close to publicist style in the manner of presenting ideas?

a)

Belles-lettres style

b)

Newspaper style

c)

Scientific style

d)

Official documents style

126.

When did publicist style become a separate style?

a)

in the middle of the 16th century

b)

in the middle of the 17th century

c)

in the middle of the 18th century

d)

in the middle of the 19th century

127.

'Came frightful days of snow and rain.'

a)

Inversion;

b)

Metaphor;

c)

Hyperbole;

d)

Repetition;

128.

Which of the following clichés refers to newspaper style?

a)

as a rule, as it was mentioned above, for instance

b)

best wishes, dear

c)

yours sincerely, to deal with a case

d)

informed sources, vital issue, welfare state

129.

What is the main aim of official documents style?

a)

…is to impact public opinion, to cause the reader (listener) to accept the point of view expressed;

b)

… is to prove a hypothesis, to create new concepts, to disclose the internal laws of existence;

c)

… is to state the conditions binding two parties in an undertaking;

d)

… is to inform a reader;

130.

Point out the substyles of official documents style

a)

Emotive prose, poetry and drama;

b)

Journalistic article, essay, oratorical speech;

c)

Headline, advertisement, announcement, brief news item;

d)

Business documents, diplomacy, military documents and legal documents;

131.

Match the abbreviation "e.g." with its meaning.

a)

I'm going to explain ...

b)

I'm going to give an example.

c)

I'm adding some information ...

d)

I want you to give special attention to the point.

132.

Match the abbreviation "PS" with its meaning.

a)

I'm adding some information ...

b)

I'm going to explain ...

c)

I'm going to give an example.

d)

I want you to give special attention to the point.

133.

Match the abbreviated 'c' with its full form.

a)

soon

b)

cinema

c)

cost

d)

see

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