Language Resource Management Quiz

What is the primary purpose of using a thesaurus in language resource management?

• To find translations of words

• To discover synonyms and antonyms for words

• To learn the etymology of words

• To understand the pronunciation of words

Which of the following best describes a homophone?

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings

• Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings

• Words that are used in the same context

• Words that have similar meanings but different spellings

Which of the following statements is true regarding the use of affixes?

• They only appear at the beginning of a word

• They change the grammatical category of a word

• They always appear at the end of a word

• They cannot change the meaning of a word

What is the function of a corpus in vocabulary studies?

• To collect the most recent words used in a language

• To provide a large, structured collection of texts for analysis

• To define the rules of grammar for a language

• To list the most popular synonyms for words

Which of the following is a compound noun formed by combining two adjectives?

• Cupboard

• Blueberry

• Hotdog

• Blackboard

In the phrase "to make a decision," the word "make" is used as:

• A noun

• A verb

• An adjective

• A pronoun

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a possessive pronoun?

• This is my car, and that one is yours.

• This is me car, and that one is you.

• This is his car, and that one is him.

• This is their car, and that one are theirs.

Which of the following is the correct plural form of "cactus"?

• Cactuses

• Cacti

• Cactae

• Cactii

Which of these nouns is countable?

• Furniture

• Advice

• Information

• Book

Which of the following is an example of a word formed by backformation?

• Happiness from happy

• Criminal from crime

• Quickly from quick

• Generation from generate