Mock test

   

   

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   | 1.  |Applied linguistics talks about                                                     | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |a)      how linguistics can be used in language teaching.                           | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |b)      the application of linguistics to literature.                               | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |      c)   how language is used in different situations.                            | |
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   | 2.  |How many phonemes does RP use?                                                      | |
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   | 3.  |Allomorphs like sheep, oxen, geese are not marked as plurals but they function as   | |
   |     |plurals. They are ……………..conditioned.                                               | |
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   | 4.  |The possibility of repeatedly using the same construction is called                 | |
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   |     |a)      conjoining                                                                  | |
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   |     |b)      embedding                                                                   | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |      c)   recursion                                                                | |
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   | 5.  |          Match the explanations A,B and C with the terms 1,2 or 3 below:           | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |A The speaker spontaneously notices a problem and solves it.                        | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |B The listener is not quite sure about what has been said and helps.                | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |C The listener checks by asking whether the statement is right. The speaker then    | |
   |     |corrects it.                                                                        | |
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   |     |a)      Other-repair                                                                | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |b)      Self-repair                                                                 | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |      c)   Other-initiated self-repair                                              | |
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   | 6.  |               Complete the missing type in language classification:                | |
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   |     |a)      ……………                                                                       | |
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   |     |b)      fusional                                                                    | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |      c)   agglutinating                                                            | |
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   | 7.  |Is the following statement right? Yes/No.                                           | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |Native speakers generally react more quickly to negative than to positive sentences.| |
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   | 8.  |Complete the statement with the right language/s:                                   | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |The language used in India as a Lingua Franca is                                    | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |a)      Hausa                                                                       | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |b)      Hindi                                                                       | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |c)      Urdu                                                                        | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |d)      English                                                                     | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |      e)   Swahili                                                                  | |
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   | 9.  |Which scientist first regarded the language as a system of signs?                   | |
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   |     |a)      N. Chomsky                                                                  | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |b)      F.de Saussure                                                               | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |c)      R. Jakobson                                                                 | |
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   |     |d)      Trubetzkoy                                                                  | |
   |     |                                                                                    | |
   |     |      e)   V. Mathesius                                                             | |
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Mock test – solution

   

   

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   |10.  |Applied linguistics talks about                                             |A        |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |c)      how linguistics can be used in language teaching.                   |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |d)      the application of linguistics to literature.                       |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |      c)   how language is used in different situations.                    |         |
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   |11.  |How many phonemes does RP use?                                              |44       |
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   |12.  |Allomorphs like sheep, oxen, geese are not marked as plurals but they       |lexically|
   |     |function as plurals. They are ……………..conditioned.                           |         |
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   |13.  |The possibility of repeatedly using the same construction is called         |C        |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |c)      conjoining                                                          |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |d)      embedding                                                           |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |      c)   recursion                                                        |         |
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   |14.  |      Match the explanations A,B and C with the terms 1,2 or 3 below:       |Ab       |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |A The speaker spontaneously notices a problem and solves it.                |Ba       |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |B The listener is not quite sure about what has been said and helps.        |Cc       |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |C The listener checks by asking whether the statement is right. The speaker |         |
   |     |then corrects it.                                                           |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |c)      Other-repair                                                        |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |d)      Self-repair                                                         |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |      c)   Other-initiated self-repair                                      |         |
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   |15.  |           Complete the missing type in language classification:            |isolating|
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |c)      ……………                                                               |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |d)      fusional                                                            |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |      c)   agglutinating                                                    |         |
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   |16.  |Is the following statement right? Yes/No.                                   |No       |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |Native speakers generally react more quickly to negative than to positive   |         |
   |     |sentences.                                                                  |         |
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   |17.  |Complete the statement with the right language/s:                           |A        |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |The language used in India as a Lingua Franca is:                           |D        |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |e)      Hausa                                                               |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |f)        Hindi                                                             |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |g)      Urdu                                                                |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |h)      English                                                             |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |      e)   Swahili                                                          |         |
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   |18.  |Which scientist first regarded the language as a system of signs?           |B        |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |e)      N. Chomsky                                                          |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |f)        F.de Saussure                                                     |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |g)      R. Jakobson                                                         |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |h)      Trubetzkoy                                                          |         |
   |     |                                                                            |         |
   |     |      e)   V. Mathesius                                                     |         |
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