Deixis Quiz

1. What is the primary function of deixis?

• a. To give a detailed description.

• b. To point to something using language.

• c. To explain abstract ideas.

2. Which of the following is a deictic expression?

• a. Happiness

• b. Here

• c. Quickly

3. True or False: Deixis depends entirely on the context of the conversation.

• True

• False

4. Identify the person deixis in this sentence:

They will meet us at the park.

• a. They

• b. Us

• c. Both a and b

5. Which pronoun is used for first-person plural deixis?

• a. We

• b. You

• c. He

6. Rewrite the sentence with a second-person deixis:

I am going to the store.

7. What does a spatial deixis indicate?

• a. The time of an event.

• b. The speaker’s location or distance from an object or place.

• c. The speaker’s relationship with the listener.

8. Identify the spatial deixis in this sentence:

Can you bring that over here?

9. Which is an example of distal spatial deixis?

• a. This

• b. There

• c. Here

10. Fill in the blank with proximal spatial deixis:

I love sitting ______ on sunny days.