The descriptive method in lexicology aims to:, Prescribe how words should be used, Describe the vocabulary as it is used, Compare words in different languages, Study etymology, Which of the following describes the place of articulation of /t/?, Bilabial, Palatal, Velar, Alveolar, Which of the following is a voiced dental fricative?, /θ/, /ð/, /s/, /ʃ/, In English, the consonants /t, d/ are classified as:, Fricatives, Stops, Affricates, Nasals, Which dimension of phonemes is concerned with whether the vocal cords vibrate?, Place of articulation, Manner of articulation, Voicing, Stress, Which is an example of length distinction in vowels in English?, /ɪ/ vs /iː/, /p/ vs /b/, /s/ vs /ʃ/, /t/ vs /d/, Which of the following vowels is tense and long?, /ɪ/, /iː/, /æ/, /ʊ/, Which of the following is a voiceless bilabial stop?, /b/, /p/, /m/, /f/, Which of the following is a voiceless alveolar fricative?, /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, The consonant /t/ is a:, Voiceless bilabial stop, Voiced alveolar stop, Voiceless alveolar stop, Voiced bilabial stop, Which English consonant is palatal?, /ʃ/, /t/, /k/, /m/, Which consonant is a voiceless postalveolar affricate?, /ʒ/, /dʒ/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, Which of the following is a voiced palato-alveolar fricative?, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /s/, /z/, Which consonant is palatal approximant?, /j/, /r/, /l/, /w/, The consonants /dʒ/ as in “judge” and /tʃ/ as in “church” differ in:, Place of articulation, Voicing, Manner of articulation, Nasality, The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words is called:, Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Onomatopoeia, Words that imitate natural sounds, like buzz or sizzle, are examples of:, Onomatopoeia, Assonance, Alliteration, Consonance, Which of the following is primarily a phonetic stylistic device?, Metaphor, Alliteration, Hyperbole, Irony, A rhyme occurs when:, Consonants repeat at the start of words, Vowel sounds repeat in stressed syllables, Words have identical or similar final sounds, Words imitate natural sounds, In the line “The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew”, the stylistic device used is:, Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Which of the following is NOT a phonetic stylistic device?, Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Hyperbole, Repetition of initial consonants like in “Peter Piper picked a peck” is:, Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, The use of sound patterns to enhance imagery and mood in poetry and prose is called:, Irony, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Phonetic stylistic devices, Which of the following is NOT a phonetic stylistic device?, Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Metaphor, The line “Hear the mellow wedding bells” is an example of:, Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, The line “The moaning and groaning of the sea” is an example of:, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Assonance, Consonance, The use of contrast within a sentence to emphasize opposing ideas is called:, Antithesis, Anaphora, Ellipsis, Hyperbaton, Which device is illustrated in the sentence: “I came, I saw, I conquered”?, Chiasmus, Epistrophe, Anaphora, Antithesis, The deliberate omission of conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses is called:, Polysyndeton, Hyperbaton, Anaphora, Asyndeton, The repeated use of conjunctions between words or clauses for stylistic effect is called:, Polysyndeton, Asyndeton, Ellipsis, Chiasmus, The sentence “In the night sky, bright stars shone, and in the morning sky, dark clouds gathered” demonstrates:, Chiasmus, Parenthesis, Anaphora, Antithesis, The sentence “He was brave, fearless, and bold” shows which device by omitting repeated verbs?, Hyperbaton, Ellipsis, Anaphora, Polysyndeton, Omitting parts of a sentence while keeping the meaning clear, as in “She can play the violin, and he the piano”, demonstrates:, Ellipsis, Hyperbaton, Anaphora, Parenthesis, The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences is called:, Epistrophe, Anaphora, Antithesis, Parenthesis, The repetition of identical grammatical structures in successive clauses is called:, Antithesis, Anaphora, Parallelism, Hyperbaton, The sentence “He loves music; she, literature” illustrates which device?, Antithesis, Chiasmus, Anaphora, Ellipsis, “To be or not to be” demonstrates which syntactic device?, Chiasmus, Anaphora, Antithesis, Parenthesis, An exaggeration used for emphasis or effect is called:, Hyperbole, Metonymy, Litotes, Euphemism, An understated expression used to soften the impact of a statement is called:, Hyperbole, Litotes, Metaphor, Irony, A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to inanimate objects or abstract concepts is called:, Personification, Metonymy, Hyperbole, Irony, A descriptive word or phrase expressing quality or characteristic of a noun is called:, Epiphora, Epithets, Hyperbole, Metonymy, A figure of speech in which the opposite of what is meant is said is called:, Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Irony, A phrase that substitutes a descriptive word or phrase instead of naming the thing directly is called:, Litotes, Euphemism, Hyperbole, Periphrasis, Using words that sound harsh, unpleasant, or discordant for stylistic effect is called:, Euphony, Irony, Cacophony, Periphrasis, A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole (or vice versa) is called:, Metonymy, Synecdoche, Metaphor, Hyperbole, A word or phrase used in place of another word to avoid repetition or for stylistic effect is called:, Synonym, Antonym, Hyperbole, Euphemism, A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as” is called:, Simile, Metaphor, Irony, Litotes, The sentence “The crown will decide the nation’s fate” is an example of:, Synecdoche, Metaphor, Metonymy, Irony, Using understatement to emphasize the opposite meaning is called:, Hyperbole, Irony, Euphemism, Litotes, Using words to create a vivid, sensory effect is called:, Imagery, Euphemism, Periphrasis, Oxymoron, A sentence that combines two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction is called:, Simple sentence, Compound sentence, Complex sentence, Compound-complex sentence, A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause is called:, Simple sentence, Compound sentence, Complex sentence, Compound-complex sentence, A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause is called:, Simple sentence, Compound sentence, Complex sentence, Compound-complex sentence, Which sentence is complex?, I like tea, I like tea and coffee, I like tea because it is relaxing, I like tea, and I also like coffee because they taste good, Which sentence is compound-complex?, I went home after the meeting, I went home, and I cooked dinner because I was hungry, Although I was tired, I finished my homework, He reads books, Which sentence is simple?, I went to the store, and I bought some bread, Although it rained, we went hiking, She likes chocolate, I called my friend, and he came over because he was free, Which sentence is compound?, She runs every morning, Because it was late, we decided to stay home, Although he was tired, he finished his homework, I wanted to go to the park, but it started raining, The sentence “I enjoy reading, and my brother enjoys painting” is:, Simple, Compound-complex, Complex, Compound, The sentence “Although she was tired, she continued working” is:, Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-complex, The sentence “Although it rained, we went to the park, and we had a great time” is:, Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-complex, Which of the following is NOT a main functional style of English?, Scientific, Publicistic, Colloquial, Phonetic, The style used in newspapers, journals, and magazines aimed at informing and influencing the public is called:, Scientific, Publicistic, Official-business, Literary, The style used in scientific texts, research papers, and reports is called:, Literary, Scientific, Official-business, Colloquial, The style used in fiction, novels, poems, and prose is called:, Literary, Publicistic, Scientific, Colloquial, The style used in everyday spoken language, casual conversations, and dialogues is called:, Scientific, Colloquial, Publicistic, Official-business, Which style often uses emotional vocabulary, rhetorical devices, and figurative language?, Literary, Official-business, Scientific, Colloquial, Which style is used in speeches, debates, and media texts to influence public opinion?, Literary, Publicistic, Scientific, Colloquial, Which style is characterized by accuracy, formal vocabulary, and standard grammar?, Colloquial, Publicistic, Official-business, Literary, Which style is most likely to use terminology, definitions, and impersonal constructions?, Publicistic, Colloquial, Scientific, Literary, Which style is primarily spoken and informal, often including slang and idioms?, Colloquial, Scientific, Literary, Official-business, Which style is used in letters, contracts, and regulations?, Colloquial, Official-business, Publicistic, Literary, Which style is informal, flexible, and adaptable to context, mostly spoken?, Literary, Scientific, Colloquial, Official-business, The style that combines emotional impact with journalistic clarity is:, Scientific, Colloquial, Literary, Publicistic, The author’s attitude toward the subject or audience is referred to as:, Theme, Tone, Cohesion, Genre, Which element refers to the message that the author wants to convey through the text?, Thesis, Style, Tone, Theme, The narrative perspective from which the story is told is called:, Tone, Point of view, Theme, Cohesion, Which of the following languages belongs to the Romance branch?, Danish, Dutch, Portuguese, German, Which of the following languages is Germanic?, Catalan, Swedish, Romanian, Italian, The Romance languages historically developed from:, Proto-Germanic, Old Norse, Vulgar Latin, Classical Greek, Which of the following is a West Germanic language?, Norwegian, Icelandic, English, Swedish, Which of the following Germanic languages uses three grammatical genders?, English, Dutch, Afrikaans, German, Function words (articles, prepositions, auxiliaries) are usually:, Fully stressed, Always stressed, Unstressed or weak, Tonically loaded, In connected speech, sentence stress helps to:, Distinguish minimal pairs, Reduce consonant clusters, Highlight information structure, Change grammatical categories, The stress pattern in the word economic is:, ‘eco nomic, eco ‘nomic, e ‘conomic, eco nom ‘ic, The primary stress in compound nouns is usually on:, The second element, The first element, The suffix, Both elements equally, The presence of an unstressed vowel /ə/ (schwa) in English is usually associated with:, Primary stress, Secondary stress, Tonic prominence, Unstressed syllables, Which of the following words contains a long vowel in RP?Which of the following words contains a long vowel in RP?, ship, sheep, cat, dog, The closing diphthong /aʊ/ appears in:, house, home, face, fine, The diphthong /aʊ/ occurs in:, now, face, home, fear, Tone refers to…, The speed of speech, The pitch movement in spoken language, The loudness of speech, The number of syllables in a word, In English, tone is mainly used to express…, Word meaning, Grammatical tense, Attitude and emotion, Phonemic distinctions, A rising tone usually expresses…, Certainty, Finality, Doubt or question, Anger, A falling tone commonly signals…, Incompleteness, Surprise, Politeness, Completion or certainty, Which tone often indicates the speaker’s interest or friendliness?, High fall, Low fall, Fall-rise, Low rise, “Yes?” said with a rising tone usually means…, Agreement, Polite interest, Strong approval, Checking, The vowel in cat is:, /æ/, /ɑː/, /e/, /ʌ/, The vowel /uː/ as in food is:, Short back vowel, Long back rounded vowel, Front vowel, Diphthong, Which of the following is a diphthong?, /ɪ/, /eɪ/, /æ/, /ʊ/, The vowel in pot (RP) is:, /ɔː/, /ɑː/, /ɒ/, /ʌ/, Which vowel is short and unrounded?, /ɔː/, /uː/, /ɜː/, /ɪ/.

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