Mock test



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.


How many phonemes does RP use?



Allomorphs like sheep, oxen, geese are not marked as plurals but they function as plurals. They are
……………..conditioned.



The possibility of repeatedly using the same construction is called

a)      conjoining

b)      embedding

      c)   recursion


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.

a)      Other-repair

b)      Self-repair

      c)   Other-initiated self-repair


Complete the missing type in language classification:

a)      ……………

b)      fusional

      c)   agglutinating


Is the following statement right? Yes/No.

Native speakers generally react more quickly to negative than to positive sentences.



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


Which scientist first regarded the language as a system of signs?

a)      N. Chomsky

b)      F.de Saussure

c)      R. Jakobson

d)     Trubetzkoy

      e)   V. Mathesius


Complete the sentence with the right term:

The historical development of English is usually divided into three periods: Old English, Middle
English and ……………… English.






Mock test – solution



Applied linguistics talks about

c)      how linguistics can be used in language teaching.

d)     the application of linguistics to literature.

      c)   how language is used in different situations.

A

How many phonemes does RP use?


44

Allomorphs like sheep, oxen, geese are not marked as plurals but they function as plurals. They are
……………..conditioned.


lexically

The possibility of repeatedly using the same construction is called

c)      conjoining

d)     embedding

      c)   recursion

C

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.

c)      Other-repair

d)     Self-repair

c)      Other-initiated self-repair


Ab

Ba

Cc

Complete the missing type in language classification:

d)     ……………

e)      fusional

      c)   agglutinating

isolating

Is the following statement right? Yes/No.

Native speakers generally react more quickly to negative than to positive sentences.

No

Complete the statement with the right language/s:

The language used in India as a Lingua Franca is:

e)      Hausa

f)       Hindi

g)      Urdu

h)      English

      e)   Swahili

A

D

Which scientist first regarded the language as a system of signs?

e)      N. Chomsky

f)       F.de Saussure

g)      R. Jakobson

h)      Trubetzkoy

      e)   V. Mathesius

B

Complete the sentence with the right term:

The historical development of English is usually divided into three periods: Old English, Middle
English and ……………… English.


Modern