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Which of the following words is a borrowed word in English?

• Piano

• Run

• Chair

• Laugh

Answer explanation

Piano is borrowed from Italian.

Which of the following is a lexical item?

• Happiness

• Dog

• Quickly

• All of the above

Answer explanation

All listed words are part of the vocabulary system and are studied in lexicology.

 The study of word formation processes, like compounding and derivation, belongs to:

• Syntax

• Pragmatics

• Lexicology

• Phonetics

Answer explanation

Word formation processes are part of lexicology.

Which of the following best describes an inflectional morpheme?

• A morpheme that changes the grammatical function of a word without altering its core meaning.

• A morpheme that creates a completely new word with a different meaning.

• A morpheme that exists independently as a word.

• A morpheme that is used only in compounding.

Answer explanation

Inflectional morphemes, like -ed or -s, modify a word’s grammatical role (e.g., tense, number) without changing its base meaning.

Which of the following statements best defines polysemy in lexical semantics?

• The relationship between a word and its opposite meaning.

• The phenomenon where one word has multiple related meanings.

• The use of different words to describe the same concept.

• The relationship between a general term and its specific types.

Answer explanation

Polysemy refers to a single word having multiple related meanings. For example, the word run can mean “to sprint” or “to manage,” which are conceptually linked.

What is the main difference between sense and reference in lexical semantics?

• Sense relates to the physical object, while reference relates to the abstract idea.

•  Sense is the inherent meaning of a word, while reference is the actual object or entity it denotes.

•  Sense is context-dependent, while reference is fixed and unchanging.

• Sense deals with syntax, while reference deals with morphology.

Answer explanation

Sense is the concept or idea conveyed by a word, whereas reference points to a specific entity in the real world or discourse.

Which of the following sentences demonstrates syntactic ambiguity?

• The cat is sleeping under the table.

• I saw the man with a telescope.

• She loves reading novels in her free time.

• They visited the museum on Saturday.

Answer explanation

The sentence I saw the man with a telescope can be interpreted in two ways: (1) I used a telescope to see the man, or (2) the man I saw had a telescope. This is an example of syntactic ambiguity.

What sense relation exists between rose (the flower) and flower?

• Antonymy

• Hyponymy

• Synonymy

• Polysemy

Answer explanation

Rose is a hyponym of the broader category flower.

Which of the following pairs demonstrates synonymy?

• Fast - Slow

• Happy - Sad

• Smart - Intelligent

• Bright - Dark

Answer explanation

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Which of the following is an example of hyponymy?

• Dog - Animal

• Hot - Cold

• Table - Chair

• House - Window