LEXICOLOGY.

ADDITIONAL TASKS FOR SEMINARS: SEMESTER 7

Seminar: Polysemy

Quiz 1. Use the context clues to figure out the meaning of the boldface words.
1. Some sounds are so acute that we cannot hear them.
A. low
B. soft
C. shrill
D. sharp
2. After Rachel walked into the dining-room, she draped her zephyr over a chair.
A. a very light garment
B. a musical instrument
C. an ornate purse
D. balmy breeze
3. Colorful cliffs rim the saddle.
A. a sandy plain
B. a ridge between two peaks
C. a bowl-shaped depression
D. rider's seat
4. The publisher suspected that this book would be a sleeper.
A. unexpected success
B. financial failure
C. sleeping car
D. extremely boring one
5. The pier projected into the lake.
A. fell
B. stuck out
C. drifted forward
D. took shape
6. The knight bearded the lion in his den.
A. speared
B. boldly faced
C. buried
D. took by the beard
7. The boss didn't know whether to promote him or fire him - his work was that spotty.
A. irregular in quality
B. messy
C. poorly done

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D. marked with spots

8. Rents were frozen during the war.
A. extremely high
B. fixed at a given level
C. fluctuating
D. refrigerated
9. Almost five hundred years ago, Pedro Alvarez Cabral, a Portuguese sea captain, embarked for
India.
A. set sail
B. cut down trees
C. arrived
D. invested money in an enterprise
10. Soon he discovered a land of rich soil and lush vegetation.
A. poor
B. loose
C. full of healthy growth
D. too ornamented
11. Cabral was not cognizant that he had found what would some day be the large country
of Brazil.
A. overjoyed
B. machine-like
C. having jurisdiction
D. aware
12. Brazil is a land of immense variety, with thousands of types of plants and animals.
A. small
B. strange
C. excellent
D. much
13. Of many fish in the Amazon River, the best known is the vicious piranha.
A. not correct
B. diseased
C. savage
D. foul
14. The piranha uses its long, sharp teeth to devour other, larger fish.
A. eat up greedily
B. take in eagerly
C. destroy
D. be filled with
15. The Amazon River flows through jungles thick with abundant wildlife.
A. very plentiful
B. more than is needed
C. wealthy
D. large in size
16. Mrs. Hoadly manages to eke out a marginal existence selling the eggs her three chickens lay.
A. written or printed in a margin
B. at the lowest limit of quality
C. only partially assimilated in a social group
D. insignificant
17. A squad of green soldiers were firing their first shooting exercise on the firing range.
A. having the color of most growing plants
B. covered with leaves
C. full of life and strength

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D. not trained or experienced

18. The twins seemed pleased to see me. 'Good old Bertie!' said Claude. 'Stout fellow!'
said Eustace.
A. fat and large
B. strongly built
C. brave; bold
D. stubborn
19. "We're very catholic in our tastes," said Mrs. Allerton. "You drink wine always; Tim
drinks whisky and soda, and I try all the different brands of mineral water in turn."
A. universal, embracing everything
B. of or involving the Roman Catholic Church
C. of the whole Christian Church
D. broadly sympathetic in religious matters

Quiz 2. Various movements of the body are usually associated with certain verbs, e.g., to shrug
one’s shoulders. Which parts of the body are associated with the following verbs?
1. He bites his lip.
2. She clapped her hands.
3. She knitted her brows.
4. He threw out his arms.
5. She moistened her lips.
6. He clenched his fists/teeth.
7. She pricked her finger.
8. She stamped her foot.

Exercises from Minaeva book

Ex. 1
1. Gravely, serenely
2. А
3. lake house, vendor
4. "Fearful" and "awful" are both translated into Russian as "ужасный." However, there is a
subtle difference in meaning between the two words. "Fearful" often implies a sense of fear or
apprehension, while "awful" is more strongly associated with something being extremely bad
or unpleasant. In this context, "fearful encounter" suggests a tense or anxiety-inducing
meeting with a swan, while "awful school" indicates a school that is perceived as very
unpleasant.
5. "Job" and "работа" are often used interchangeably, but there are some differences in their
usage. "Job" is a more casual term and can refer to any type of work, including part-time or
temporary work. "Работа" in Russian is a more formal and general term for employment or
occupation. For example, you might say "I have a job" or "У меня есть работа" to refer to
your employment. However, "работа" can also mean "work" in a more general sense, similar
to "job." So, while there is overlap, the terms are not always perfectly synonymous.
Ex. 2
1. Monosemantic words are comparatively few: bowler-hat,
2. 1)
3. П