WorksheetsDiscourse Quiz 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
1. What is discourse analysis mainly concerned with?
Study of social language
Study of sentence grammar only
Study of language use in texts and contexts
Study of language form
What is the main feature that makes a group of sentences a discourse?
Random arrangement of words
Texture and meaning
Cohesive devices
Rhyme and rhythm
In discourse analysis, “texture” refers to:
The sound quality of speech
the quality that makes a text a text
The study of syllable stress
The visual layout of a page
Which of the following is NOT a cohesive device?
Reference
Substitution
Ellipsis
Intonation pattern
“John lost his wallet. He is very upset.” The word he is an example of:
Ellipsis
Substitution
Reference
Cohesion error
“I bought the red pen, not the blue one.” The word one is an example of:
Ellipsis
Substitution
Reference
Intertextuality
“Do you want coffee? Yes, I do.” The word do is an example of:
Ellipsis
Substitution
Reference
Texture
Which sentence demonstrates ellipsis?
She went to the store and bought milk.”
He is tall. He is strong.
It’s raining, so I took my umbrella.
“The cat sleeps on the mat.”
The repeated use of a keyword to create links in a text is called:....
Coherence
Intertextuality
Grammatical cohesion
Lexical cohesion
Which of the following ensures that a text “makes sense”?
Coherence
Intertextuality
cohesion
Texture
Which of these sentences demonstrates coherence without explicit cohesive ties?
It’s cold. The car is red.
It’s cold. She put on a coat.
Apples. Running. Blue.”
The boy laughed. The stone slept
Which is an example of intertextuality?
Using pronouns in a text
A sentence with ellipsis
A newspaper quoting a past political speech
Substitution with “one”
Intertextuality is best defined as:
Links between sentences
Links between words in a clause
Links between a text and other texts
Links between sentences
A text that is cohesive but not coherent means:
It is logical but not grammatically linked
It is grammatically connected but lacks overall meaning
It has neither grammar nor logic
It is only intertextual
Which concept explains why a collection of sentences works as a unified text?
Intertextuality
Texture
Cohesion
Coherence
Coherence in a text is mainly influenced by:
Grammar rules alone
Reader’s or listener’s interpretation and world knowledge
Cohesion
Substitution
Which sentence shows cohesion through conjunction?
The boy laughed. The girl smiled
She was tired, so she went to sleep.
They bought apples. The fruits were fresh
It rained. The streets are wet.”
Which of the following is an example of substitution in a sentence?
They are friends. They play together.
He went to the park and played.
The dog barked. It was loud.
She loves ice cream. So does he.
What is the primary purpose of cohesive devices in a text?
To create a visual layout
To connect ideas and maintain flow
To enhance the sound quality of speech
To provide grammatical accuracy
Which of the following best describes coherence in a text?
Grammatical accuracy
Variety of sentence structures
Use of cohesive devices
Logical flow of ideas
