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Linguistic Phenomena Quiz

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which is the general term for the following words: "shoes", "galoshes", "slippers", "overshoes"?

a)

footwear

b)

shoes

c)

galoshes

d)

slippers

e)

overshoes

2.

Which is the general term for the words: "arithmetic", "geometry", "algebra", "mathematics"?

a)

mathematics

b)

arithmetic

c)

geometry

d)

algebra

e)

trigonometry

3.

Which is the general term for the words "clatter", "creak", "bang", "clang"?

a)

sound

b)

clatter

c)

creak

d)

bang

e)

slang

4.

The basic type of lexical meaning aspects is

a)

denotative

b)

connotative

c)

pragmatic

d)

both a and b

e)

taboo

5.

Which kind of metaphor is used in the expression "leg of a table"?

a)

antropomorphic metaphor

b)

linguistic metaphor

c)

literary metaphor

d)

poetic metaphor

e)

dead metaphor

6.

Which type of a semantic change is used in the expression "mouth of a river"?

a)

antropomorphic metaphor

b)

linguistic metaphor

c)

literary metaphor

d)

poetic metaphor

e)

dead metaphor

7.

Which type of a semantic change is used in the expression "eye of a needle"?

a)

antropomorphic metaphor

b)

metaphor

c)

metonymy

d)

irony

e)

dead metaphor

8.

Which type of a semantic change is used in the expression "foot of a hill"?

a)

antropomorphic metaphor

b)

metaphor

c)

irony

d)

litotes

e)

dead metaphor

9.

Which type of a semantic change is used in the expression "tongue of a bell"?

a)

antropomorphic metaphor

b)

metaphor

c)

irony

d)

litotes

e)

metonomy

10.

Which type of a semantic transfer is used in the expression "long distance", "long speech"?

a)

metaphor based on analogy between duration of the time and space

b)

metonymy based on contiguity

c)

irony

d)

litotes

e)

metonomy

11.

Which type of a semantic transfer is used in the expression "to catch an idea"?

a)

metaphor

b)

metonymy

c)

irony

d)

euphemism

e)

hyperbole

12.

Which type of a semantic transfer is used in the expression "to throw light upon smth."?

a)

metaphor

b)

metonymy

c)

irony

d)

litotes

e)

hyperbole

13.

How do we call ruthlessly destructive persons?

a)

Vandals

b)

Don Juans

c)

Rude people

d)

Destroyers

e)

Human beings

14.

The sources of English synonymy are:

a)

loan words and euphemisms

b)

euphemisms

c)

borrowings

d)

conversion

e)

compounding

15.

How do we call two or rarely more words of the same language belonging to a same part of speech, identical in style and distribution? Their denotative meanings render contradictory notions.

a)

antonyms

b)

synonyms

c)

homonyms

d)

homophones

e)

homographs

16.

What are absolute antonyms?

a)

polar members of a gradual opposition

b)

intermediate elements of opposition

c)

members of antonymic pair

d)

antonyms

e)

synonyms

17.

How are derivational antonyms formed?

a)

by affixation

b)

by compounding

c)

by adding infixes

d)

by shortening

e)

by blending

18.

How is the following antonymic pair ("appear-disappear") formed?

a)

by adding affix

b)

by adding stem

c)

by conversion

d)

by compounding

e)

by shortening

19.

How is the following antonymic pair ("selfish - unselfish") formed?

a)

by adding affix

b)

by compounding

c)

by conversion

d)

by shortening

e)

by adding stem

20.

How do we call two or more words identical in sound and spelling but different in meaning, distribution and origin?

a)

homonyms

b)

synonyms

c)

antonyms

d)

cognate words

e)

homographs

21.

How do we call the words of the same sound but of different meaning and spelling?

a)

homophones

b)

homonyms

c)

homographs

d)

synonyms

e)

antonyms

22.

How do we call the words different in sound and in meaning but accidentally identical in spelling?

a)

homographs

b)

homonyms

c)

synonyms

d)

homophones

e)

antonyms

23.

Which linguistic phenomenon is traced in the words "bow"; "bow"?

a)

they are homographs

b)

they are homophones

c)

they are homonyms

d)

they are synonyms

e)

synonyms

24.

"Bye - buy - by". Which linguistic phenomenon is traced in these words?

a)

they are homophones

b)

they are homographs

c)

they are formed by conversion

d)

they are homonyms

e)

antonyms

25.

"Wind - wind". Which linguistic phenomenon is traced in these words?

a)

they are homographs

b)

they are homophones

c)

they are homonyms

d)

they are synonyms

e)

antonyms

26.

Give the homophone of the underlined word: "Make hay while the sun shines."

a)

son

b)

sun

c)

sin

d)

sunny

e)

shines

27.

Give the homophones of the underlined words: "Two heads are better than one."

a)

to, won

b)

too, own

c)

to, on

d)

t

28.

Give the homophones of the underlined words: "Two heads are better than one."

a)

to, won

b)

too, own

c)

to, on

d)

too, ones

e)

own; ones

29.

Arrange the following synonyms according to their degree of intensity: "ask", "implore", "beg"?

a)

ask, beg, implore

b)

implore, beg, ask

c)

beg, ask, implore

d)

beg, implore, ask

e)

ask, implore, beg

30.

Arrange the following synonyms according to their degree of intensity: "longing", "desire", "wish".

a)

wish, desire, longing

b)

desire, wish, longing

c)

longing, desire, wish

d)

longing, wish, desire

e)

wish, longing, desire

31.

Point out the hyperbole in the following sentence: "I was thunder-struck."

a)

thunder-struck

b)

struck

c)

I was

d)

thunder

e)

storm

32.

What kind of a semantic change is traced in the expression: "Thanks awfully"?

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

metonymy

d)

litotes

e)

euphemism

33.

Point out the hyperbole in the following sentence: "Utterly amazed, I was speechless."

a)

utterly amazed

b)

amazed

c)

I was

d)

speechless

e)

mute

34.

Point out the hyperbole in the sentence: "What a stunning thing to do."

a)

stunning thing

b)

what

c)

thing to do

d)

stunning

e)

thing

35.

What kind of a semantic transfer is used in: "He is the hope of the family"?

a)

metonymy

b)

metaphor

c)

irony

d)

litotes

e)

comparison

36.

What kind of a semantic change is used in: "She was the pride of her school"?

a)

metonymy

b)

metaphor

c)

taboo

d)

irony

e)

comparison

37.

What kind of a semantic change is used in: "I have never read Balzak in the original"?

a)

metonymy

b)

metaphor

c)

taboo

d)

litotes

e)

hyperbole

38.

What kind of a semantic change is used in: "My sister is fond of old china"?

a)

metonymy

b)

metaphor

c)

euphemism

d)

irony

e)

hyperbole

39.

What type of a semantic change is used in: "The coffee-pot is boiling"?

a)

metonymy

b)

metaphor

c)

irony

d)

litotes

e)

euphemism

40.

What semantic transfer is used in: "The pit loudly applauded"?

a)

metonymy

b)

metaphor

c)

euphemism

d)

irony

e)

hyperbole

41.

What kind of a semantic change is used in: "He succeeded to the crown"?

a)

metonymy

b)

litotes

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

e)

hyperbole

42.

What semantic change is used in: "She gave her heart to the young man"?

a)

metonymy

b)

metaphor

c)

irony

d)

taboo

e)

hyperbole

43.

What type of semantic device is illustrated in the phrase "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" (Shakespeare)?

a)

metonymy

b)

metaphor

c)

euphemism

d)

irony

e)

taboo

44.

Choose the metaphoric expressions from the list: a green bush, a green man, a green apple, green with envy.

a)

a green man, green with envy

b)

a green bush

c)

a green apple

d)

a green man

e)

green with envy

45.

Identify the metaphors among the following expressions: seeds of a plant, seeds of evil, seeds of a flower, seeds of envy.

a)

seeds of evil, seeds of envy

b)

seeds of a flower

c)

seeds of a plant

d)

seeds of evil

e)

seeds of envy

46.

Which of the following phrases contain metaphors: a fruitful tree, fruitful work, a fruitful garden, fruitless efforts?

a)

fruitful work, fruitless efforts

b)

a fruitful tree

c)

fruitful garden

d)

fruitless efforts; a fruitful tree

e)

fruitful work

47.

Identify the metaphoric combinations: the root of a tree, the root of a word, the root of a plant, the root of evil.

a)

the root of a word, the root of evil

b)

the root of a tree

c)

the root of a plant

d)

the root of evil

e)

the root of a plant; the root of evil

48.

Select the expressions used metaphorically: a blooming rose, blooming health, a blooming tree, a blooming girl.

a)

blooming health, a blooming girl

b)

a blooming tree

c)

a blooming rose

d)

a blooming girl

e)

blooming health

49.

Indicate the metaphoric uses in: a faded flower, faded beauty, fading grass, a faded bush.

a)

faded beauty

b)

a faded flower

c)

a faded bush

d)

fading grass

e)

fading grass; faded beauty

50.

Find the metaphor among the following: the wings of a bird, the wings of a mill, on wings of joy, the wings of a plane.

a)

on wings of joy

b)

the wings of a bird

c)

the wings of a mill

d)

the wings of a plane

e)

the wings of a plane; the wings of a bird

51.

How can we classify the phrase "I beg a thousand pardons"?

a)

it's hyperbole

b)

it's metonymy

c)

it's metaphor

d)

it's irony

e)

it's euphemism

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