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The word "holiday" used to mean "holy day." What type of change is this?

• Pejoration

• Amelioration

• Broadening

• Narrowing

The word "meat" once referred to any food but now means only animal flesh. What type of change is this?

• Pejoration

• Narrowing

• Broadening

• Amelioration

The word "knight" originally meant "servant" but now refers to a noble warrior. What type of change is this?

• Narrowing

• Broadening

• Amelioration

• Pejoration

The word "silly" used to mean "happy," but now it means "foolish." What type of change is this?

• Pejoration

• Narrowing

• Broadening

• Amelioration

In the phrase "time is a thief," a comparison is made without using "like" or "as." What type of change is this?

• Metaphor

• Semantic change

• Metonym

• Punctuation

When we say "the White House announced new policies," we refer to the U.S. government, not just the building. What type of change is this?

• Metonym

• Pejoration

• Metaphor

• Semantic change

Which of the following best describes the semantic structure of the word “bank”?

• It has a fixed meaning that is not dependent on context.

• It only refers to a financial institution.

• It is a meaningless word.

• It consists of multiple related meanings based on context.

Which of the following words is poly-semantic?

• Apple” (only refers to the fruit)

• b) “Book” (only refers to a physical book)

• “Cup” (only refers to a small container)

• “Light” (can refer to both a physical source of illumination and something less heavy)

Which of the following is a social cause for the development of new meanings in words?

• Borrowing words from other languages

• Changes in technology and new inventions

• Political shifts and changes in societal norms

• Evolution of grammatical rules

The word “mouse” originally referred to the small animal, but due to its resemblance to the pointing device used in computing, it also came to mean a computer input device. This is an example of:

• Broadening

• Narrowing

• Transfer based on resemblance

• Pejoration