Mock test



 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.


 2.

How many phonemes does RP use?


 3.

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


 4.

The possibility of repeatedly using the same construction is called

a)      conjoining

b)      embedding

      c)   recursion


 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.

a)      Other-repair

b)      Self-repair

      c)   Other-initiated self-repair


 6.

Complete the missing type in language classification:

a)      ……………

b)      fusional

      c)   agglutinating


 7.

Is the following statement right? Yes/No.

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


 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


 9.

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











Mock test – solution



10.

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
11.

How many phonemes does RP use?

44
12.

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

lexically
13.

The possibility of repeatedly using the same construction is called

c)      conjoining

d)      embedding

      c)   recursion

C
14.

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
15.

Complete the missing type in language classification:

c)      ……………

d)      fusional

      c)   agglutinating

isolating
16.

Is the following statement right? Yes/No.

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

No
17.

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
18.

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