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semantic

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHAT IS HOMOPHONY?

a)

Same word and same meaning

b)

Same word but different meaning

c)

Same pronounciation but different meaning

d)

same pronunciation and same meaning

2.

What is Homonyms?

a)

Different words but same meanings

b)

Same word and same meanings

c)

Different words and different meanings

d)

Same word but different meanings

3.

In a sentence, the person experiencing the emotion, perception, or situation takes on the role of “……………………"; These people are beings who do not take action, but simply live an experience.

a)

Experiences

b)

Agent

c)

Theme

d)

Location

4.

Where an entity is (on the table, in the room, etc.) plays the role of ______1________. The place from which the asset moves is called the _______2________(for example, from Chicago) and the place from which it moves is described the______3______.

a)

A) 1-Location 2-Theme 3-Expreiences

b)

B) 1-Theme 2-Agent 3- Goal

c)

C) 1-Source 2-Agent 3- Instrument

d)

D) 1-Location 2-Source 3-Goal

5.

Which of the following words are co-hyponyms?

a)

A) ant-cabbage

b)

B) vegetable- plant

c)

C) insect-ant

d)

D) turnip-cabbage

6.

Which of these pairs of words does not have the opposite meaning?

a)

A) dry/wet

b)

B) buy/purchase

c)

C) male/female

d)

D) raise/lower

7.

What is the meaning of "semantic"?

a)

The study of sentence structure in a language

b)

The study of meaning in language

c)

The study of sounds in a language

d)

The study of word origins

8.

What does "referential meaning" refer to?

a)

The emotional or personal associations of a word

b)

The widely accepted and essential components of a word's meaning

c)

The specialized meanings attached to words by individuals

d)

The subjective feelings evoked by a word in different contexts

9.

Which of the following is an example of a collocation?

a)

Heavy rain

b)

Running fast

c)

Slowly walk

d)

Talk loudly

10.

What is the purpose of a concordance in language study?

a)

To provide definitions of words

b)

To show how words are used in context within a text

c)

To identify grammar rules

d)

To list synonyms of a word