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WorksheetsSemantics Quiz ( Group 8)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
1. What is the meaning of Semantics ?
The study of word formation
The study of meaning of words, phrases, and sentences
the study of the sound system of language
2. The study of reference can be divided into two areas
Prototype
Speaker reference
linguistic reference
Coreference
3. " A triangle has four sides " is an example of a ..... sentence
Synthetic
Contradictory
analytic
4. Lexical ambiguity refers to ...
words that have the same meaning
a word that has more than one meaning
a word that contains the meaning of a more general words
words that have different meaning
5. Semantics can be divided into the study of which three categories ?
sense
pragmatics
reference
truth
6. What is an antonym ?
words that have the opposite semantic value
words that have similar semantic value
words that have the same semantic value
words that provide extra detail and information
7. What is hyponymy ?
The hidden and implied meanings within language
The study of how sounds are created
The hierarchical structure that exists between lexical items
the study of symbols
8. What is a synonym ?
words that provide extra detail and information
words with similar semantic value
words with the opposite semantic value
9. What does denotation mean ?
A literal meaning of something
A question
The figurative meaning of something
An imperative
10. What is a simile ?
The comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using 'as' or 'like'
Giving an inanimate object human characteristics / traits
Figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjuntion with one another
11. All of above are synonyms for the word almost EXCEPT?
Nearly
Often
just
about
12. Anytonymy is divided into 3 types?
True
False
13. Which one is the true definition for Homophones?
when one form has two or more unrelated meanings
Two forms with opposite meanings
When two or more different (written) forms have the same
pronunciation
Two or more words with very closely related meanings
14. Animal is the superordinate to all above except?
Bird
Duck
Rose
Dog
15. Collocation to table is ...?
Door
Study
Squid
Chair
16. Which one above is not the semantic roles?
Agent
Co-hyponymy
Themes
Instrument
