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ELS 100: SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Semantics is...

a)

the study of word formation.

b)

the study of the sound system of language.

c)

the study of meaning of words, phrases, and sentences.

2.

"If Jasmine cannot go to the morning appointment, she will go to the afternoon one. (one = appointment)." This is an example of what type of linguistic reference?

a)

Anaphora

b)

Coreference

c)

Deixis

3.

"A triangle has four sides" is an example of a _______________ sentence.

a)

synthetic

b)

analytic

c)

contradictory

4.

Lexical ambiguity refers to...

a)

words that have the same meaning.

b)

a word that contains the meaning of a more general words.

c)

a word that has more than one meaning.

d)

words that have different meanings.

5.

Semantics can be divided into the study of which three categories? (Choose the three that apply)

a)

Sense

b)

Reference

c)

Pragmatics

d)

Truth

6.

What is an antonym?

a)

Words that have similar semantic value.

b)

Words that have the opposite semantic value.

c)

Words that have the same semantic value.

d)

Words that provide extra detail and information.

7.

What is hyponymy?

a)

The hidden and implied meanings within language.

b)

The study of how sounds are created.

c)

The hierarchical structure that exists between lexical items.

d)

The study of symbols.

8.

Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Common noun

c)

Superlative adjective

d)

Declarative

9.

What would a hyponym be for the hypernym of environment?

a)

rubbish

b)

pen

c)

computer mouse

d)

oak tree

10.

What is a synonym?

a)

Words that provide extra detail and information.

b)

Words with the same semantic value.

c)

Words with similar semantic value.

d)

Words with the opposite semantic value.

11.

What does denotation mean?

a)

The literal meaning of something.

b)

The figurative meaning of something.

c)

A question

d)

An imperative

12.

What does connotation mean?

a)

The literal meaning of something.

b)

The figurative meaning of something.

c)

A question

d)

An imperative

13.

What is a semantic field?

a)

A set of words grouped together that refer to opposite meaning.

b)

A field of answers that require the same question.

c)

A set of words grouped together that refer to a specific subject.

d)

Grouping words together because you feel like it.

14.

What is jargon?

a)

Special words or expressions used by friends that others would not understand.

b)

Language that does not have any semantic meaning.

c)

A set of words grouped together due to their similar meaning.

d)

Special words or expressions used by a profession or group that would be difficult for others not in that profession or group to understand.

15.

What is colloquial language?

a)

Slang/Informal language

b)

Sophisticated/Formal language

c)

Words grouped together

d)

Language used specific to a profession.

16.

What is a simile?

a)

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is compared to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

b)

The comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using 'as' or 'like'.

c)

Giving an inanimate object human characteristics/traits.

d)

Figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction with one another.

17.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is compared to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

b)

The comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using 'as' or 'like'.

c)

Giving an inanimate object human characteristics/traits.

d)

Figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction with one another.

18.

What is personification?

a)

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is compared to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

b)

The comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using 'as' or 'like'.

c)

Giving an inanimate object human characteristics/traits.

d)

Figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction with one another.

19.

What is an oxymoron?

a)

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is compared to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

b)

The comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using 'as' or 'like'.

c)

Giving an inanimate object human characteristics/traits.

d)

Figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction with one another.

20.

The component that does NOT belong to the Semantic Triangle is:

a)

Thought

b)

Referent

c)

Sign

d)

Ambiguity

21.

Reference means the relationship between the Sign and the Thought.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Feelings and reactions to words are the element of meaning called

a)

associative meaning

b)

referential meaning

c)

definite meaning

23.

Semantic features are

a)

elements of a word's associative meaning

b)

elements of a word's referential meaning

c)

elements of context

24.

Which semantic feature is NOT a component of "wolf"

a)

[+animate]

b)

[- domesticated]

c)

[+ feline]

25.

Which antonyms below are non-gradable?

a)

fast / slow

b)

present / absent

c)

wide / narrow

26.

Which word is NOT a co-hyponym of "see"?

a)

stare

b)

watch

c)

glimpse

d)

smile

27.

"All HANDS on board" is an example of

a)

polysemy

b)

metonymy

c)

homonymy

28.

"The KEY to the door" and "the KEY problem" are an example of

a)

polysemy

b)

metonymy

c)

reversives

29.

Find the Anaphora

a)

I spoke

b)

was a

c)

a child

30.

Fill the blank: If there were no ________ you would have to keep repeating the noun or proper noun, and this would make sentences very long-winded.

a)

pronouns

b)

articles

c)

determiners

d)

conjunctions

31.

proscribe: prescribe are examples for

a)

paronym

b)

synoymn

c)

antonym

d)

homonym

32.

Antonyms in which the presence of one quality of state signifies the absense of the other

a)

complementary pairs

b)

gradable pairs

c)

relational opposites

d)

homographs

33.

Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Common noun

c)

Superlative adjective

d)

Declarative

34.

Semiotics is the study of...

a)

language and communication

b)

signs and their meaning in society

c)

cinematography

d)

words and context

35.

what is the hyponymy of utensil?

a)

book

b)

knife

c)

fan

d)

chair

36.

"Tubers" is a hyponym of:

a)

Potatoes

b)

Carrots

c)

Roots

d)

Vegetables

37.

Which of the following speech acts LACKS the felicity condition “A is bad for the hearer”?

a)

threatening

b)

apologizing

c)

assertion

d)

warning

38.

Which of the following speech acts involves the felicity condition “A past act”?

a)

command

b)

assertion

c)

threat

d)

apology

39.

Which of the following sentences illustrates a direct speech act?

a)

Would you like some tea?

b)

Get out!

c)

I want you to close the window.

d)

You do speak English, right?

40.

If p is F and q is T, what is the truth value of pvq

a)

T

b)

F

c)

we cannot know

41.

What kind of semantics considers meaning at the phrase and sentence level?

a)

lexical semantics

b)

sentential semantics

c)

pragmatics

d)

classical semantics

42.

In the Simple View of Reading, what category does semantics fall under?

a)

Word Recognition

b)

Language Comprehension

c)

Reading Comprehension

43.

What is a lexicon

a)

a website with a list of all known words in the english language

b)

a book that has more words than a dictionary

c)

the mental capability to think of pictures that correspond to every word you know

d)

a mental dictionary residing in the brain that contains more information about words than a published dictionary would be able to print

44.

Which of these word pairs are antonyms?

a)

cheap, expensive

b)

lovely, pretty

c)

deep, shallow

d)

complex, simple

45.

What kind of figurative language is this phrase? "Go break a leg!"

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

46.

The type of phrase in brackets:


Houses are [unbelievably expensive] just now

a)

Adverb phrase

b)

Verb phrase

c)

Adjective phrase

d)

Noun phrase

47.

Identify the type of phrase in brackets


We [met Paul] last week

a)

Adjective phrase

b)

Verb phrase

c)

Noun phrase

d)

Adverb phrase

48.

Identify the type of phrase in brackets:


Don't you have to leave [early]?

a)

Adverb phrase

b)

Verb phrase

c)

Adjective phrase

d)

Noun phrase

49.

Identify the type of verb in brackets:


[A car that won't go] is not particularly useful

a)

Verb phrase

b)

Noun phrase

c)

Adjective phrase

d)

Adverb phrase

50.

Identify the type of phrase in brackets:


I enjoy eating [in Indian restaurants]

a)

Prepositional phrase

b)

Noun phrase

c)

Adverb phrase

d)

Adjective phrase

51.

My father works in a factory. Factory is a/an ...................................

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

52.

I helped him because I liked him. Because is a/an ...................................

a)

noun

b)

noun verb

c)

conjuction

d)

preposition

53.

What are the nouns in this sentence?


There is no equivalent history of the Liberal party during this period.

a)

there is / equivalent history / liberal party

b)

history / party / period

c)

equivalent / history / liberal / period

d)

equivalent / history / liberal / party / period

54.

What does the most basic syntax look like?

a)

subject + predicate

b)

subject + verb

c)

subject + verb + direct object

d)

subject + direct object

55.

What is the subject in the sentence? We ate fish for dinner.

a)

we

b)

ate

c)

fish

d)

dinner

56.

Choose the direct object. John walked his dog in the yard.

a)

John

b)

his dog

c)

walked

d)

yard

57.

Choose the verb. Mary takes her dog on a walk in the neighborhood.

a)

Mary

b)

neighborhood

c)

walk

d)

takes

58.

Choose the subject. Mary takes her dog on a walk in the neighborhood.

a)

Mary

b)

takes

c)

walk

d)

neighborhood

59.

Does good syntax have an impact on how easy it is to read something?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

maybe

60.

What is syntax?

a)

a type of writing

b)

how you take in information

c)

the order or arrangement of words and phrases to form proper sentences.

d)

a book

61.
In the sentence “The fat man ate food,” which part is the noun phrase?
a)
Man
b)
Ate
c)
The fat man
d)
Ate food
62.
In the sentence, “The fat man ate,” which part is the verb?
a)
Man
b)
Ate
c)
The fat man
d)
Ate food
63.
Prepositional phrases can be daughters of _________.
a)
Noun phrases
b)
Verb phrases
c)
Both
d)
Neither
64.
Which of the following does not fall in the category of “determiner”?
a)
This
b)
Their
c)
Those
d)
Tall
65.
Which diagram refers to a teacher of history whose nationality is American?
a)
Diagram (i)
b)
Diagram (ii)
c)
It is ambiguous