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Вопрос |
Прав. Ответ |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
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Which language were scientific and philosophical treatises written in? |
E |
Latin |
English |
French |
Roman |
Greek |
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What king made the Parliament issue the Great Proclamation? |
D |
King Harold Godwin |
King Canute |
King Edward the Confessor |
King Henry III |
King William of Normandy |
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Which languages never appeared in the Great Proclamation? |
A |
Celt |
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Latin |
French |
neither |
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Which century was Britain invaded by Romans for the first time? |
A |
1 B.C. |
A.D.1 |
A.D.2 |
A.D.4 |
A.D. 5 |
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Which is the year of the publication of 1st English book? |
D |
1438 |
1483 |
1437 |
1475 |
1457 |
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For how long did the Roman Occupation last? |
D |
200 years |
100 years |
500 years |
400 years |
300 years |
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Which part of Britain remained Celtic in language and customs during the Roman invasion? |
B |
neither |
northern |
southern |
western |
eastern |
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Which emperor withdrew the Roman troops to Rome to defend their own home? |
A |
Constantine |
Vortigern |
Julies Caesar |
Sweyne |
Claudius |
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The language of Shakespeare and his contemporaries … |
A |
was incorrect |
was well polished |
was full of new words |
had spelling mistakes |
Had grammar mistakes |
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For how many years did the war between England and France last? |
E |
50 years |
70 years |
30 years |
90 years |
100 years |
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Who could learn and be educated in the 15th and 16th century? |
E |
noble |
clergymen |
court people |
middle class |
everybody |
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Which Germanic race can be called the Frisians as well? |
C |
Norwegians |
the Angles |
the Jutes |
Danes |
the Saxons |
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In how many waves (arrivals) did Germans occupy the territories of Britain? |
B |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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Which kingdom was the most powerful? |
E |
Northumbria |
Mercia |
East Anglia |
Saxons |
Wessex |
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Where didn’t Celts prevail in number during the Germanic invasion? |
B |
Neither |
Wessex |
Cornwall |
Scotland |
Wales |
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Why did Old English and Old Scan mix very easily during the Germanic invasion? |
C |
because Germans prevailed in number |
because Celts prevailed din number |
because the two languages were very similar |
because the two peoples intermarried and intermixed |
because there was a law to speak only Germanic dialects |
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What or who was called ‘Danelaw’? |
A |
a territory |
a law |
a king |
a nation |
a custom |
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Which English king was reared in France? |
C |
King Harold Godwin |
King Canute |
King Edward the Confessor |
King Henry III |
King William of Normandy |
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Which king proclaimed himself king of England after the death of the French king? |
A |
King Harold Godwin |
King Canute |
King Edward the Confessor |
King Henry III |
King William of Normandy |
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What period is considered as the end of Early New English Period? |
E |
the middle of the 18th c. |
the end of the 18th c. |
the end of the 17th c. |
the beginning of the 16th c. |
the middle of the 17th c. |
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What language did the Normans bring with them to Britain? |
D |
Old Norman |
Old Scandinavian |
Anglo-Norman |
French |
Roman |
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Which layer of population still spoke English during the Norman Conquest? |
A |
poor people |
middle class |
upper class |
nobles |
king’s people |
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What year did the Norman Conquest take place? |
D |
A.D.410 |
1038 |
1042 |
1066 |
1040 |
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Which month of the year did the Norman Conquest take place? |
E |
February |
November |
January |
December |
October |
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The earliest inhabitants of Britain were called |
B |
Gauls |
Celts |
Franks |
Teutons |
Scots |
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During which contest did the invaders subjugate, devastate and almost depopulated Northumbria and Mercia? |
D |
Roman |
Scandinavian |
Germanic |
Norman |
Neither |
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The Bible was translated into English in 1384 by … |
C |
J. Chaucer |
W. Caxton |
J. Wyclif |
J. Gutenberg |
Henry VII |
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In what language was the Bible written? |
C |
Roman |
Norman |
Latin |
English |
Old Scan |
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Which emperor tried to occupy Britain having conquered the Gaul? |
E |
Constantine |
Claudius |
Edward the Confessor |
Vortigern |
Julies Caesar |
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Which invasion can be called the most painless and peaceful for the British people? |
B |
Roman |
Scandinavian |
Germanic |
Norman |
Neither |
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Which invasion contributed to the borrowing process of French words into the English language? |
D |
Roman |
Scandinavian |
Germanic |
Norman |
Neither |
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Geoffrey Chaucer was the most outstanding figure of the time because … |
D |
he translated the Bible into English using the London dialect. |
he developed various dialects and promoted the unification of England. |
he belonged to the dynasty of the Tudors and reduced the power of kings. |
he contributed ‘Canterbury Tales’ to the English literature. |
he wrote not only in English but in other languages. |
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What year was the Great Proclamation issued? |
B |
1229 |
1258 |
1246 |
1274 |
1239 |
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Which is one of the major external factors that favored the rise of the national English language and literary standards in the New English period? |
E |
the growth of the vocabulary |
the growth of feudal oppression |
the use of new grammar construction by writers and poets |
the progress of new social groups |
the unification of the country |
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Which social group was not new in the 15th and 16th centuries? |
A |
town nobles |
rich merchants |
owners of workshops |
poor town artisans |
money-lenders |
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Which industry made capitalists and bourgeoisie evict peasants from their lands? |
A |
wool growing |
wheat growing |
fruit growing |
tea growing |
cotton growing |
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What meaning does the word ‘paupers’ have? |
B |
artisans |
poor people |
monastic servants |
farmers |
wage laborers |
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Since when did the condition of the peasants deteriorate in the New English period? |
A |
13 century |
14 century |
15 century |
16 century |
17 century |
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Who traded in wool in the New English period? |
E |
artisans |
paupers |
monastic servants |
wage workers |
nobility |
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Which British king invited 2 enemy-kings as his allies? |
E |
Teuton |
Sweyne |
Hengist |
Horsa |
Vortigern |
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What made the London dialect be the form of speech spoken all over England? |
B |
The fact that Caxton distorted the manuscripts by editing them. |
The fact that Caxton used the London dialect for editing manuscripts. |
The fact that books were not available to a great number of people. |
The fact that Caxton and his successors perpetuated a lot of new words. |
The fact that manuscripts remained unchanged to the present day. |
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Who was the founder of the Tudor dynasty? |
C |
the Pope |
Henry VIII |
Henry VII |
William Caxton |
Robert Bruce |
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What is ‘the Tudors’? |
D |
national standards |
lands |
pieces of arts |
kings |
merchants |
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Who declared himself Head of the English Church? |
B |
the Pope |
Henry VIII |
Henry VII |
William Caxton |
Geoffrey Chaucer |
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What century were the universities of Oxford and Cambridge founded? |
E |
XVI c. |
XV c. |
XIV c. |
XIII c. |
XII c. |
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For how many years had Britain been inhabited before any historical events started? |
C |
70 000 years |
30 000 years |
50 000 years |
100 000 years |
20 000 years |
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What was called ‘artificial writing’? |
E |
books |
science |
philosophy |
manuscript |
printing |
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For how many years did the Wars of Roses last? |
B |
20 years |
30 years |
40 years |
50 years |
60 years |
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Where was printing invented? |
A |
Germany |
France |
America |
Italy |
England |
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Which emperor turned Britain into a Roman province? |
B |
Constantine |
Claudius |
Edward the Confessor |
Vortigern |
Julies Caesar |
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Why did Ireland turn into the poorest and most backward countries in the New English period? |
B |
The English kings wanted to overlord Ireland. |
There were too many chiefs who wanted to rule Ireland. |
Because Ireland was ruled direct from England. |
Because the influence of the English language grew even greater. |
Because Ireland remained Irish and Anglo-Irish to the end. |
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Which king reduced the power of the old nobles and created a new aristocracy out of the rural and town bourgeoisie in the New English period? |
D |
Henry III |
Henry V |
Henry VI |
Henry VII |
Henry VIII |
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Which king established a strong royal power after many years of the Wars of the Roses? |
D |
Henry III |
Henry V |
Henry VI |
Henry VII |
Henry VIII |
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What is considered a turning point in English linguistic history and the start of a new period? |
D |
publication of the Bible |
the unification of England |
the Wars of the Roses |
publication of the first book in English |
the perpetuated use of the London dialect |
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Why was the British king dispossessed by the Germanic kings? |
D |
because he thought he would marry a Germanic princess |
because he thought he didn’t have enough troops |
because he thought he could give them some part of his lands |
because he thought they were his assistants |
because he thought he was too week |
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Why did William Caxton distorted the manuscripts that came to his printing considerably? |
A |
because he wanted to make a single language. |
because he wanted illiterate people to become educated. |
because he could publish only in Latin. |
because he wanted more books to become available. |
because he didn’t like historical facts in such manuscripts and changed them. |
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Which king broke the monopoly of the medieval Papacy in the New English period? |
E |
Henry III |
Henry V |
Henry VI |
Henry VII |
Henry VIII |
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Which dynasties fought for the English throne in the Wars of the Roses? |
E |
Stuart and Tudor |
Richmond and Lancaster |
York and Tudor |
Stuart and Henry |
Lancaster and York |
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What put an end to the War of the Roses and reconciled the two dynasties? |
D |
The two dynasties decided to rule England in turn |
The two dynasties decided to rule England together |
The two dynasties paid each other a lot of money and gave treasures |
Two representatives of the two dynasties married |
The dynasties exchanged their lands and palaces |
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Which factor didn’t anyhow affect the formation of the correct form of writing towards the end of the Early New English Period? |
B |
economic unification of the country |
progress of international trade |
progress of culture |
political unification of the country |
progress of education |
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Who won the battle of Hastings? |
E |
King Harold Godwin |
King Canute |
King Edward the Confessor |
King Henry III |
King William of Normandy |
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How many standards of the English language do you know? |
A |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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Where did the literary form of English used by Chaucer and his immediate successors come from? |
B |
13th c. London |
14th c. London |
15th c. London |
16th c. London |
17th c. London |
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Which one standard is right? |
A |
written |
spelling |
dialects |
grammar |
speaking |
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Why were various provincial dialects incorporated in the standards of the English speech in the 15th and 16th centuries? |
D |
due to the fact that Chaucer and his contemporaries used various provincial dialects |
due to the fact that Shakespeare didn’t have a university degree |
due to the Renaissance in literature and other fields of human learning |
due to the growing numbers of newcomers to the capital |
due to the invention of printing and translation of works into English |
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Which group of dialects of English is wrong? |
C |
the Midland group |
the Southern group |
the Western group |
the Northern group |
neither |
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Which form of writing of the early 17th c. is wrong? |
D |
poetry |
literary prose |
letters |
translations |
diaries |
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Which form of expression is called folklore? |
E |
official documents |
scientific compositions |
philosophical compositions |
family archives |
oral speech |
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What do we call “the period of fixing the language”? |
A |
the period of standardizing the language |
the period of unpolished language |
the period of simplicity of expression |
the period of fixing dead languages |
the period of fixing oral speech |
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Where did the first Germanic invaders come from beyond? |
B |
Rome |
the North Sea |
Scotland |
Wales |
Cornwall |
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Which first scientific journal can you recognize? |
B |
The Lexicographer |
The Tatler |
The Freedom |
The Renaissance |
The Standard |
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What didn’t Jonathan Swift write about in these journals? |
C |
careless elisions |
mistakes in formal and informal speech |
philosophic treatises |
language evolution |
deliberate elisions |
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What is ‘lexicography’? |
B |
explanations of “hard words” |
production of dictionaries |
production of grammar books |
the study of evolution of writing |
study of the development of folklore |
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Which standard has always been more stable in comparison with another standard? |
A |
written |
spelling |
oral |
spoken |
dialects |
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Which event or fact greatly influenced the formation of the national literary English language? |
C |
the development of international trade |
the development of international relations |
the development of literature |
the development of economy of the country |
the development of technology |
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What is cockney? |
B |
a dictionary |
a dialect |
a mistake in pronunciation |
a spelling mistake |
an elision |
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Which country is wrong on this list? |
E |
Australia |
New Zealand |
Canada |
South African Republic |
China |
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How did the English of Australia differ from British English? |
C |
in grammar and spelling |
in syntax and word-building |
pronunciation and specific words |
in word and meaning use |
no right answer given |
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The standard of writing of the early 17th c. displayed a wide range of variation at all linguistic levels. Which linguistic level is wrong? |
C |
spelling |
word-building |
dialects |
syntactical patterns |
vocabulary |
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When was the formation of the national literary English language regarded as completed? |
E |
by the end of the 19th c. |
by the middle of the 18th c. |
by the end of the 17th c. |
by the middle of the 17th c. |
the end of the 18th c. |
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What does Phonetics as a science not study? |
2 |
speech processes |
sound waves |
perception of speech sounds |
production of speech sounds |
no correct answer |
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To which linguistic or non-linguistic sciences is Phonetics not related to? |
5 |
psychology |
stylistics |
acoustics |
lexicology |
physics |
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The following examples show the connection of Phonetics with … bow – [əu] лук/садақ, [au] поклон/бас ию; lead - [i:] руководство/басшылық, [e] свинец/қорғасын |
1 |
lexicology |
semantics |
history of language |
stylistics |
grammar |
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The following examples show the connection of Phonetics with … ′object – ob′ject (объект – возражать/қарсы сөйлеу); ′transfer – trans′fer (перенос/орын ауыстыруы – переносить/көшіру) |
3 |
history of language |
semantics |
lexicology |
stylistics |
grammar |
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The following examples show the connection of Phonetics with … beg – begged [d] , wish – wished [t]; books [s] – bags [z] – boxes [iz] |
2 |
stylistics |
grammar |
history of language |
semantics |
lexicology |
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Which are the aspects of speech sounds? |
2 |
articulatory, acoustic, sonorant |
acoustic, auditory, functional |
auditory, nasal, resonant |
articulatory, functional, sonorant |
nasal, auditory, functional |
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To which mechanism of speech production do the vocal cords belong? |
1 |
vibrator mechanism |
power mechanism |
obstructor mechanism |
resonator mechanism |
no correct answer |
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To which mechanism of speech production do the lungs belong? |
2 |
vibrator mechanism |
power mechanism |
obstructor mechanism |
resonator mechanism |
no correct answer |
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To which mechanism of speech production does the tongue belong? |
3 |
vibrator mechanism |
power mechanism |
obstructor mechanism |
resonator mechanism |
no correct answer |
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To which mechanism of speech production do the teeth belong? |
3 |
vibrator mechanism |
power mechanism |
obstructor mechanism |
resonator mechanism |
no correct answer |
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The roof of the mouth, separating the oral and nasal cavities |
1 |
palate |
larynx |
bronchi |
uvula |
alveolar ridge |
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What is a phoneme? |
3 |
auditory effect produced by a specific articulation |
minimal unit of meaning in a language that cannot be further divided |
minimal abstract linguistic unit realized in speech in the form of speech sounds |
any of several speech sounds that are regarded as contextual or environmental variants of the same speech sound |
a combination or set of one or more units of sound in a language |
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In the pair tie – die we hear two different |
1 |
phonemes /t/ and /d/ |
allophones /t/ and /d/ |
sounds /t/ and /d/ |
subsidiary allophones /t/ and /d/ |
no correct answer |
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The principal allophone of /d/ is |
4 |
nasal plosive, forelingual, apical |
labialized, alveolar, lenis, stop |
plosive, forelingual, apical, dental |
forelingual, apical, alveolar, plosive |
post-alveolar, lateral plosive, forelingual, apical |
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In bedtime, bad pain, good dog /d/ |
3 |
is palatalized |
has lateral plosion |
has no plosion |
has nasal plosion |
is post-alveolar |
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In dweller, dwarf /d/ |
1 |
is labialized |
is palatalized |
has lateral plosion |
is partially devoiced |
has no plosion |
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In middle, madly, badly, bad light /d/ |
4 |
has no plosion |
is fully voiced |
is post-alveolar |
has lateral plosion |
is palatalized |
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In sudden, admit, could not /d/ |
4 |
is labialized |
is palatalized |
has lateral plosion |
has nasal plosion |
has no plosion |
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In breadth, lead the way, good thing /d/ |
2 |
is labialized |
is dental |
has lateral plosion |
has nasal plosion |
has no plosion |
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What is a consonant? |
3 |
one of a class of speech sounds characterized by constriction at one or more points in the breath channel |
one of a class of speech sounds characterized by closure at one or more points in the breath channel |
one of a class of speech sounds characterized by constriction or closure at one or more points in the breath channel |
one of a class of speech sounds characterized by the absence of friction-causing obstruction in the breath channel |
no correct answer |
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Consonants, in the production of which tone prevails over noise |
2 |
noise consonants |
sonorants |
labial consonants |
forelingual consonants |
glottal consonants |
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Consonants v, θ, ð, h are |
1 |
noise constrictive |
sonorant occlusive |
affricates |
sonorant constrictive |
noise occlusive |
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Consonants b, t, g are |
5 |
noise constrictive |
sonorant occlusive |
affricates |
sonorant constrictive |
noise occlusive |
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A continuant consonant produced by partial occlusion of the airstream, such as [f] or [z] |
3 |
sonorant constrictive |
affricate |
fricative |
noise occlusive |
no correct answer |
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A composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point, such as the sound written ch, as in chair |
3 |
fricative |
sonorant occlusive |
affricate |
sonorant constrictive |
noise occlusive |
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In pick [pik] – kick [kik] the opposition of the initial consonants is |
5 |
bilabial – forelingual |
forelingual – backlingual |
labio-dental – forelingual |
forelingual – glottal |
bilabial – backlingual |
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In tea [ti:] – sea [si:], pull [pυl]– full [fυl] the opposition of the initial consonants is |
1 |
noise occlusive - noise constrictive |
noise occlusive - sonorant occlusive |
noise constrictive - affricate |
forelingual – glottal |
bilabial – backlingual |
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In then [ðen] – when [wen], same [seim] – lame [leim] the opposition of the initial consonants is |
1 |
noise constrictive - sonorant constrictive |
noise occlusive - sonorant occlusive |
noise constrictive - affricate |
forelingual – glottal |
bilabial – backlingual |
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In sigh [sai] – high [hai] the opposition of the initial consonants is |
4 |
bilabial – forelingual |
forelingual – backlingual |
labio-dental – forelingual |
forelingual – glottal |
bilabial – backlingual |
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Which is a lateral sonorant? |
3 |
/m/ |
/n/ |
/l/ |
/w/ |
/j/ |
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Which of the following is not a sonorant? |
4 |
/m/ |
/r/ |
/w/ |
/k/ |
/n/ |
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A speech sound whose articulation involves movement or use of the lips |
1 |
labial |
glottal |
lingual |
plosive |
labio-dental |
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A speech sound articulated or pronounced at or with the part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the slit-like opening between them |
2 |
labial |
glottal |
lingual |
plosive |
labio-dental |
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A speech sound pronounced with the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth or the alveolar ridge |
1 |
dental |
glottal |
lingual |
labio-dental |
labial |
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What is a vowel? |
4 |
one of a class of speech sounds characterized by constriction at one or more points in the breath channel |
one of a class of speech sounds characterized by closure at one or more points in the breath channel |
one of a class of speech sounds characterized by constriction or closure at one or more points in the breath channel |
one of a class of speech sounds characterized by the absence of friction-causing obstruction in the breath channel |
no correct answer |
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According to the criterion of stability of articulation, the English phonemes are subdivided into: |
2 |
front-retracted, close, mid central, back-advanced |
monophthongs, diphthongs, diphthongoids |
close, mid, open, diphthongoids |
monophthongs, diphthongs, narrow, broad |
no correct answer |
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According to the criterion of the position of the tongue, the English phonemes are subdivided into: |
2 |
front-retracted, close, mid central, back-advanced |
central, back, front |
close, mid, open |
monophthongs, diphthongs, diphthongoids |
no correct answer |
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The following oppositions prove the phonological relevance of the classification criterion: [pen – pæn], [kæp – ka:p], [pen – pin], [bin – bi:n] |
2 |
stability of articulation |
tongue position |
lip position |
length |
tenseness |
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Do vowels need any obstruction? |
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yes |
no |
sometimes |
very often |
always |
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A speech sound (as \y\, \w\, or \r\) that has the articulation of a vowel but that is shorter in duration and is treated as a consonant in syllabication |
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semiconsonant |
semivowel |
sonorous |
sonant |
diphthongoid |
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Diphthong is: |
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a gliding monosyllabic speech sound that starts at or near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves to the position of another |
a monosyllabic speech sound that throughout its duration has a single constant articulatory position |
a monosyllabic speech sound within the articulation of which there is a slight shifting of the organs of speech position |
a gliding disyllabic speech sound that starts at or near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves to the position of another |
no correct answer |
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Monophthong is: |
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a gliding monosyllabic speech sound that starts at or near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves to the position of another |
a monosyllabic speech sound that throughout its duration has a single constant articulatory position |
a monosyllabic speech sound within the articulation of which there is a slight shifting of the organs of speech position |
a gliding disyllabic speech sound that starts at or near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves to the position of another |
no correct answer |
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Which characteristics of English vowels are considered functionally relevant? |
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stability of articulation, length |
tongue position, lip position, length |
length, tenseness, character of vowel end |
stability of articulation, lip position |
tongue position, stability of articulation |
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What is a syllable? |
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a combination of one or more units of sound in a language that must consist of a vowel and may or may not contain consonants flanking it on either or both sides |
a set of one or more units of sound that must consist of a sonorous element and may or may not contain less sonorous elements flanking it on either or both sides |
a set of speech sounds that have the articulation of a vowel but that are shorter in duration and are treated as consonant in syllabication |
a combination of one or more disyllabic speech sounds that start at or near the articulatory position for one vowel and move to the position of another |
no correct answer |
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Which of the following statements is wrong? |
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the nucleus of a syllable is a vowel, the presence of consonants is not compulsory |
а syllable is a chain of phonemes of varying length |
the distribution of phonemes in the syllabic structure follows the rules which are the same for all languages |
a syllable is constructed on the basis of contrast of its constituents |
no correct answer |
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What is the biggest possible number of syllables in the English word? |
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1 to 5 |
1 to 3 |
2 to 3 |
1 to 8 |
1 to 9 |
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How many syllables can an English word have at maximum? |
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8 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
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Which speech sounds of the following are syllabic? |
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a, y, l, n |
w, s, z, f |
e, i, o, r |
l, m, n, r |
no correct answer |
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Which of the consonants is not syllabic? |
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[l] |
[t] |
[m] |
[n] |
no correct answer |
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What is not the characteristic of accent? |
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the force of utterance |
the quantity of the vowel |
the quality of tone |
the pitch of the voice |
the quality of the vowel |
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What is dynamic stress? |
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type of stress where special prominence in an accented syllable is achieved mainly through the change of articulation |
type of stress where special prominence in an accented syllable is achieved mainly through the change of duration of a vowel |
type of stress where special prominence in an accented syllable is achieved mainly through the intensity of articulation |
type of stress where special prominence in an accented syllable is achieved mainly through the change of pitch |
no correct answer |
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What is tonic stress? |
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type of stress where special prominence in an accented syllable is achieved mainly through the change of articulation |
type of stress where special prominence in an accented syllable is achieved mainly through the change of duration of a vowel |
type of stress where special prominence in an accented syllable is achieved mainly through the intensity of articulation |
type of stress where special prominence in an accented syllable is achieved mainly through the change of pitch |
no correct answer |
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Which is not the name of word stress from the point of view of its position? |
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free |
secondary |
fixed |
shifting |
no correct answer |
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What are the characteristics of word stress in the English language? |
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free, shifting |
free |
fixed, shifting |
fixed |
shifting |
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Which is not the difficulty of the English accentual structure? |
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presence of secondary stress in a great number of words |
absence of secondary stress in a number of words with the initial /i/ |
single stress in compounds |
multiple stress in compounds |
no correct answer |
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What is not the component of intonation? |
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pitch |
word stress |
prosody |
voice timbre |
rhythm |
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What punctuation mark is irrelevant for intonation? |
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semicolon |
hyphen |
parenthesis |
dash |
full stop |
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What is nuclear tone? |
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a change of pitch within the last stressed word of a sense group |
a change of intonation within the last stressed word of a sense group |
a change of pitch within the last unstressed word of a sense group |
a change of pitch within the last stressed word of a nucleus |
a change of pitch within the last word of a sense group |
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The falling nuclear tone does not mean: |
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certainty |
completeness |
dependence |
assertion |
fullness |
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Which of the following statements is wrong? |
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inside a sense group only notional words are accented, though sometimes form words also receive primary stress |
auxiliary, semi-auxiliary and modal verbs are stressed when they begin a question |
pronouns are stressed when they substitute notional words in answers |
some prepositions have a strong form though unstressed |
auxiliary verbs are stressed in emphatic constructions |