AMMISSIONE ALLA SSIS 2006/2007 VIII CICLOINDIRIZZO LINGUE STRANIERE - SEDE DI BARI

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SSIS- 18settembre2006Test di ammissione

Inglese

Il candidato deve selezionare una sola risposta fra quelle previste per ogni domanda. La risposta deveessere indicata sull'apposita scheda a lettura ottica, che costituisce il documento ufficiale della provascritta.

A. Quesiti afferenti all'indirizzo

1. A syntagmatic relation:a. involves a choice among linguistic items belonging to different classesb. is that between an individuaI unit and others that can replace it in a given sequencec. is the relation between syntax and semanticsd. is the relation between sound and concepte. is that between elements that form part of the same sequence

2. The author of Syntactic Structures is:a. N. Chomskyb. F. De Saussurec. L. Bloomfieldd. M.A.K. Hallidaye. E. Sapir

3. A morpheme added to the root of a word is called:a. mergerb. free morphemec. compoundd. extensione. affix

4. One ofthe possible variants of a phoneme is called:a. phonetic indicatorb. sound change ,;c. sound shift

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5. The grammatical and/or lexical relationship hetween!he different elements ofa text is called:. (\\/

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c. cor~elati?n . I ~ ~d. conJunctlOn . a- , \'"e. correspondence

6. A metonymy is: ct ;/;P ti~a. a figurebasedon similarity / ~ -b. the same as metaphor Ic. the omission of a letter or syllable from within a word ~d. a blending or confusion of different kinds of sense-impressione. a figure of speechin whichan expressiondenotinga part is usedto referto the whole ~

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7. The process by which the plural form ofnouns is obtained by adding the plural morpheme is called:a. derivationb. inflexionc. clippingd. compoundinge. clustering

8. "There is a tide in the affairs ofmen which taken at theflood, leads on tofortune" (W. Shakespeare,Julius Caesar, IV, 3).You would define this as:

a. a metaphorb. a similec. a tongue twisterd. a proverbe. rhyming free verse

9. Two words in a language which differ from each other by only one distinctive sound and which alsodiffer in meaning are called:

a. simileb. word associationc. word classd. minimal paire. ephemeral word

lO. A speech in a play in which a character who is alone talks about his/her thoughts or feelings iscalied:

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c. a soliloquyd. a dumbshowe. a moralityplay

Il. In language teaching, a syllabus in which the language content is arranged according to the meaningsa leamer needs to express through language and the functions the leamer will use the language for, iscalled:

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12. A groupofwords containinga subjectanda verbis called:a. sentenceb. syntagmc. claused. morphemee. phrase

13. In linguistics, the study ofthe use oflanguage in communication, particularly the relationships

~between sentences and the contexts in which they are used is called:

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a. notionalb. situationalc. structurald. naturale. traditional

14. Diachronic linguistics studiesa. howa language is/was used in a particular point oftimeb. the vocabulary of a languagec. the syntactic structures of a languaged. how a language changes over a period oftimee. the use of a language only in actual conversation

15. The author of Language is:a. J. Lyonsb. M.A.K.Hallidayc. L. Bloornfieldd. F. De Saussuree. N. Chomsky

16. The combination oftwo or more words used in habitual association with one another in a givenlanguage is called:

a. collocationb. colligationc. coherenced. cohesione. dia-system

17. The use of a word or phrase which refers forward to another word or phrase which will be used laterin the text is cali ed:

20. An expression that contains words with opposite meanings is called:a. tautologyb. apocopec. errord. oxymorone. coreference

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18. In stylistics,the personalchoicesa writermakesfromamongthe phonological,grammaticalandlexicalresourcesof his languagesis called:

a. registerb. stylec. prosodyd. channele. metalanguage

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a. convergenceb. diglossiac. cataphorad. ellipsise. parataxis

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SSIS - 18 settembre 2006Test di ammissione

Inglese

Il candidato deve selezionare una sola risposta fra quelle previste per ogni domanda. La risposta deveessere indicata sull'apposita scheda a lettura ottica, che costituisce il documento ufficiale della provascritta.

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B. Quesiti afferenti alla classe

1. Ijust didn't see the other caroIt carne out ofthea. blackb. redc. yellowd. greene. blue

2. Paul knows the songs bya. memoryb. mindc. heartd. remindere. recollection

and doesn't need to look at the book.

3. Please stop looking at her like that. It's very rude toa. stareb. lookc. glanced. look ate. see

4. My granny suffersa. fromb. ofc. withd. bye. In

high blood pressure.

5. The murderer finally confessed his crimea. ofb. toc. atd. ine. for

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6. Jean was very excited her prize.a. onb. ofc. ford. withe. about

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7. Fish is usually deep- in oila. bakedb. boiledc. simmeredd. friede. cooked

8. Peter always buys second-hand cars, because he cana. borrowb. savec. spendd. counte. lend

a lot ofmoney in this way.

9. The car brokea. upb. outc. offd. downe. In

but we couldn't find a garage to get it fixed.

lO. You wink with youra. handb. nosec. lipsd. fingere. eye

Il. "It's high time to get up" means that:a. l can get up when l likeb. it's early to get upc. l have to get up soon

\(d. l don't want to get up

e. it doesn't make any difference whether l get up or not /12. lfthere's a hold-up in a bank, it means that: .

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e. someone is threatemng people with a gun in order to get money I '\&13. lf someone lives from hand to mouth, it means that: "-a. he/she has just enough money or food to stay aliveb. he/she likes to spend money on foodc. he/she eats a lot more than necessaryd. he/she dies very younge. he/she lives a happy life

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14. 'By and large' is used for referring to:a. someone who is very fatb. something in a very generaI wayc. a large long valleyd. something too bulkye. a particular type of boat used on rivers or lakes

15. 'The ins and outs' refers to:

a. the monthly income and expenses of a householdb. all the activities a woman or a man carries out during the day, in the house and outsidec. all the things implied in a speech, whether said or notd. all the details or facts that one needs to know in order to dea! with a particular situatione. the balance sheet of a company

16. The author of The Age 01Anxiety is:a. W. H. Audenb. S. Spenderc. C. D. Lewisd. W. B. Yeatse. E. Pound

17. H. Pinter is the author of:a. Savedb. Look Back in Angerc. The Caretakerd. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Deade. Happy Days

18. The author ofThe Shepherd's Calendar is:a. G. Herbertb. Ph. Sidneyc. J. Donned. E. Spensere. A. Marvell

19. J. Keats is the author of:a. The Rhyme 01the Ancient Marinerb. The Lady 01the Lakec. Lyrical Balladsd. Endymione. Songs olInnocence

20. T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral is a:a. short storyb. balladc. poemd. novele. play

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21. Theauthorof UndertheNet is:a. E. Wallaceb. L Murdocc. A. Christied. H. G. Wellse. H. Caine

22. A. Ginsberg is the author of:a. How/b. Cryc. Shoutd. Screame. Hush

23. Gregory Corso is:a. an English politicianb. an Australian actorc. an American poetd. a Scottish rugby playere. an lrish singer

24. The British painter J. M. W. Turner lived in the:a. 16thcenturyb. 1ih centuryc. 18thcenturyd. 19thcenturye. 20thcentury

25. The 'Inns ofCourts' in London are:a. a chain of department storesb. a chain of famous restaurantsc. buildings where barristers have their officesd. a five-star hotel

e. the Queen's private royal park at Buckingham Palace

27. The District ofColumbia in the USA is:a. the smallest ofthe 50 states

b. a district not belonging to any ofthe 50 states where Washington is locatedc. the name ofthe coastline where Columbus landed in 1492d. the last state to become member of the federatione. the name given to the states along the border between the USA and Mexico

26. Great Britain became a member state of the European Economic Community (EEC

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28. The Irish Free State (Republic oflreland)obtained independence from the United Kingdom in:a. 1888b. 1900c. 1915d. 1921e. 1946

29. Queen Elizabeth I reigned:a. from 1525 to 1535b. from 1540 to 1558c. from 1558 to 1603d. from 1585 to 1595e. from 1603 to 1625

30. The longest river in Great Britain is the:a. Avonb. Sevemc. Thamesd. Clydee. Tyne

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SSIS - 7 novembre 2006Test di ammissione - II provaIndirizzo: Area Lingue Straniere Classi: 45/A - 46/A

Lingua Inglese

l. Who were the most important playwrights ofthe 'theatre ofthe absurd'? Whywas it called so?

2. Give a short account ofthe rise ofthe noveI in EngIish literature.

3. Do you think cultural aspects are relevant in language learning? Give reasonsfor your answer.

4. Discuss how the Internet can be used in the teaching of English.

5. Describe the most important aspects of British colonization and the BritishEmpire.

6. Analyse one aspect of contemporary scientific/artistic/sociallsportsreality in anEnglish-speakingcountry.

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