Lexical Cohesion Quiz

What does lexical cohesion describe?

• The way word meanings create links in discourse.

• The rhythms and sound patterns in language.

• The grammatical structure of a sentence.

• The organization of paragraphs.

What does repetition in lexical cohesion involve?

• Combining unrelated concepts.

• Using words with opposite meanings.

• Reusing the same words or phrases.

• Referring to new ideas.

What are synonyms?

• Words used for exaggeration.

• Words with similar meanings.

• Words that are culturally specific.

• Words with opposite meanings.

What are antonyms?

• Words used to refer to parts of a whole.

• Words with opposite meanings.

• Words that create metaphors.

• Words with similar meanings.

What is a meronym?

• A word used to describe abstract ideas.

• A word that describes part of something.

• A word that emphasizes repetition.

• A word that describes the whole of something.

What is a collocation?

• Words that describe relationships.

• Words that naturally appear together.

• Words that are repeated for emphasis.

• Words with literal meanings.

What is denotation?

• The literal, dictionary meaning of a word.

• Words used to show relationships.

• Words that naturally appear together.

• The emotional meaning of a word.

What is connotation?

• Words with multiple syllables.

• Words used in scientific writing.

• The cultural or emotional associations of a word.

• The dictionary definition of a word.

What are content words?

• Words that refer to specific cultures.

• Words that convey grammatical structure.

• Words that lack standalone meaning.

• Words with inherent meaning, like nouns and verbs.

What are open-class words?

• Words that cannot change over time.

• Words that describe actions only.

• Words where new additions can be made, like nouns and verbs.

• Words that are fixed in grammatical function.