1. What does modality imply? A. The authors attitude to his only reality

bone of discord.” (Jay Parini) Identify the tenor of the sentence.
A. dog B. woman 
C. some new bone of discord D. Leo Nikolayevich’s 
88. Periphrases are divided into: 
A. Logical and Figurative B. Figurative C. Euphemistic periphrases D. Logical, Figurative and Euphemistic periphrases
89. “You are becoming a little thin on top.” Is an example of :  
A metaphor.; B. repetition; C. periphrasis; D. simile; 
90. Stylistics is… 
a) a branch of general linguistics. It is the study and interpretation of texts in regard to their phonetic, lexical, morphological, semantic, syntactical 
features and to the style. 
b) defined as the study of the style of different readers and types of literature and elements of language. 
c) the study of written style, and how it changes within different circumstances.
d) a linguistic context is the encirclement of a language unit by other language units in speech.
91. Decoding stylistics deals ... 
a) with the contrastive study of stylistic phenomenon in the level of more than one language. It analyses the stylistic resources not inherent in a 
separate language but at the crossroads of two languages, or two literatures and is obviously linked to the theory of translation.
b) with analyses of the text from both author’s and reader’s point of view. It takes into consideration the epoch, the historical situation, the 
personal, political, social, aesthetic views of the author and vocabulary, composing sentence arrangement.
c) with branch of lingua-stylistics that investigates functional styles, that is special sublanguages or varieties of the national language such as 1) 
the belles-lettres style; 2) the publicist style; 3) the newspaper style; 4) the scientific prose style; 5) the style of official documents. 
d) with the study of special vocabulary which helps the writer to create specific stylistic coloring in a text with the help of literary and 
colloquial vocabulary.
92. Stylistic Semasiology…
a) describes the prosodic features of prose and poetry and variants of pronunciation in different types of speech (colloquial or oratory or recital). 

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b) is one of the oldest branches of stylistic studies that grew out of classical rhetoric. It has to do with the expressive order of words, types of 
syntactic links, figures of speech (antithesis, chiasmus, etc.).
c) is a branch of stylistics which investigates stylistic phenomena in the sphere of meanings, regardless of the form of linguistic units.
d) is interested in grammatical forms and grammatical meanings that are peculiar to particular sublanguages, explicitly or implicitly comparing 
them with the neutral ones common to all the sublanguages.
93. 
The act of creating or using words that include sounds that are similar to the noises the words refer to. This description belongs to …. . 
a) 
Assonance b) Rhyme c) Rhythm d) Onomatopoeia 
94. According to the type of stylistic research it can be distinguished - … … … . 
a) literary stylistics and lingua-stylistics b) literary stylistics
c) lexico-stylistics d) literary stylistics and stylistic semasiology
95. The classification suggested by I.R.Galperin includes the following subdivision of expressive means and stylistic devices based on the level-
oriented approach: 
a) Phonetic SDs, Lexical SDs, Syntactical SDs b) Phonetic SDs and Syntactical SDs 
c) Semantic SDs, Lexical SDs, Syntactical SDs d) Functional SDs, Lexical SDs, Syntactical SDs 
96. … ... is a combination of words the aim of which is to make the sound of the utterance an echo of its sense. 
a) Direct onomatopoeia b) Indirect onomatopoeia c) Natural onomatopoeia 
d) Artificial onomatopoeia 
97. State a stylistic device used in the sentence. 
Grey hairs should be respected 
a) Metaphors b) Personification c) Metonymy d) Synecdoche 
98. When likeness (affinity) is observed between inanimate objects and human qualities, we have the cases of … . 
a) Metaphors b) Personification c) Metonymy d) synecdoche 
99. It comes from the Greek word, which means ‘a change of name’.
a) Metaphors b) Personification c) Metonymy d) Synecdoche 
100. 
It is the relation where a part is put for the whole. This relation is called …

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a) Metaphors b) Personification c) Metonymy d) Synecdoche 
101. 
State a stylistic device used in the sentence. 
I have many mouths to feed. 
a) Metaphors b) Personification c) Irony d) Synecdoche 
102. 
State a stylistic device used in the sentence. 
Man cannot live by bread alone. 
a) Metaphors b) Personification c) Irony d) Metonymy
103. 
State a stylistic device used in the sentence. 
Check out my new wheels. 
a) Metaphors b) Personification c) Irony d) Synecdoche 
104. 
… is a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a bitter gibe or taunt.
a) Irony b) Sarcasm c) Paradox d) Litotes
105. “Irony ” refers to … : 
a) two concepts b) three concepts c) four d) five 
106. Which stylistic devise is used in the sentence? 
"I can resist anything but temptation." - Oscar Wilde 
a) Hyperbole b) Epithet c) Irony d) Paradox
107. … - a 
figure of speech that has two contradictory words appearing side by side. It is a combination of two words in which the 
meaning is opposite in sense.
a) Paradox b) Epithet c) Irony d) Oxymoron
108.Which stylistic devise is used in the sentence? When the exam results released she cried silently. 
a) Paradox b) Epithet c) Irony d) Oxymoron
109. Which stylistic devise is used in the sentence? “Her husband is an Othello.” 
a) Antonomasia b) Hyperbole c) Epithet d) Oxymoron 
110. A figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to compare to dissimilar things is called: 

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a) Metaphor b) Simile c) Irony d) Sarcasm 
111. Sally sells seashells by the seashore. This is an example of: 
a) Antonomasia b) Alliteration c) Assonance d) Oxymoron 
112. My sister's room is a pig pen. This is an example of:
a) Metaphor b) Metonymy c) Irony d) Sarcasm 
113. Sounds words such as BANG, BAM, and BOING are examples of: 
a) Antonomasia b) Alliteration c) Assonance d) Oxymoron 
114. Repetition of the first consonant in several of the words in the same phrase is called: 
a) Antonomasia b) Alliteration c) Assonance d) Oxymoron 
115. I love mashing melted marshmellows. This is an example of: 
a) Antonomasia b) Alliteration c) Assonance d) Oxymoron 
116. Her feet are as cold as ice! This is an example of which type of figurative language? 
a) Metaphor b) Simile c) Irony d) Sarcasm 
117. … implies the authors attitude to his personages and described reality. It can be explicit when the author describes the events and characters 
himself or hidden when he entrusts role to one of the personages.
a) Reality b) Personality c) Modality b) Modals 
118. Modality can be expressed …. . 
a) directly or indirectly b) directly c) indirectly d) subjectively and objectively
119. … the author himself shows his attitude to the personage through his evaluating epithets ( Jack was a brave man and true friend ) 
a) In the first approach of modality 
b) In the second approach of modality
c) In the third approach of modality

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d) In the fourth approach of modality
120. There are …. approaches to modality 
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 6 
121. …. is that the category of modality is presented in two aspects — as an objective modal meaning and a subjective modal meaning. 
a) In the second approach b) In the third approach c) In the first approach d) In the forth approach 
122. …. to modality is found in modern English grammars, which avoid giving any definition to this category, evidently looking upon it as a matter of 
course, and confine themselves only to stating the forms which carry modality. (J.Lyons, R.Quirk). 
a) In the second approach b) In the third approach c) In the first approach d) In the forth approach 
123. Out of the three enumerated approaches to the category of modality … is the most suitable for the theory of interpretation, because it distinguishes 
objective and subjective modality.
a) the first one b) the third one c) the second one d) the forth one 
124. Narrators are divided into .. broad categories 
a) three b) four c) five d) two
125. The category of third-person narrators are divided into subcategories:
a) omniscient, limited and dramatic objective
b) omniscient and dramatic objective 
c) omniscient and limited
d) limited and dramatic objective
126. …… narrators, who refer to themselves as “I”, tell stories in which they are directly involved.
a) third-person narrators b) first-person narrators c) second person narrator d) unknown narrators 
127. When a story is told by someone outside the action, he is called a …. .In this form of narration the person who is telling the story is like an 
observer who has witnessed what has happened, but plays no part in the events. 
a) third-person narrators b) first-person narrators c) second person narrator d) unknown narrators 
128. ……. third-person narrator is a kind of god; he is all-knowing. He knows everything about the fictional world he has created. 
a) The omniscient b) The limited omniscient c) The unlimited omniscient d) The dramatic omniscient 
129. An omniscient third-person narrator who interrupts the narrative and speaks directly to the readers is called … . He may use these intrusions to 
summarize, philosophize, moralize or to guide the reader's interpretation of events.  
a)omniscient b) limited omniscient c) unlimited omniscient d) obtrusive 

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130. When an author uses a …., he chooses a character in the story and tells the story from his point of view. This character becomes the center of 
revelation and the reader sees the events and other characters from his viewpoint. 
a) omniscient b) limited omniscient narrator c) unlimited omniscient narrator d) obtrusive narrator  
131. Which of the styles has the aim of reaching an agreement between two contracting parties, to state the conditions binding two parties in an 
understanding? 
A) official style  B) publicist style C) newspaper style D) belles-lettres style 
132. Which is famous for its explicit pragmatic function of persuasion directed at influencing the reader and shaping his views?
A) official style  B) publicist style C) newspaper style D) belles-lettres style.