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Choose the best answer (50 x 0.2 = 10 marks)

1. Which of the following is correct about semantics?
a. Semantics is the study of language use. b. Semantics is the study of language.
c. Semantics is the study of language meaning. d. Semantics is an independent subject.
2. Which of the following is correct about pragmatics?
a. Pragmatics is the study of language. b. Pragmatics is the study of language use.
c. pragmatics is an independent subject. d. Pragmatics is the study of language meaning.
3. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The objective of semantics is the literal meaning of language.
b. The objective of linguistics is the meaning of language.
c. The objective of semantics is the speaker’s meaning.
d. The objective of semantics is the non-literal meaning of language.
4. The following pair: Dr. Findlay caused Janet to die
Dr. Findlay killed Janet consists of____.
a. 2 utterances; 2 propositions b. 2 sentences; 1 proposition
c. 2 sentences; 2 propositions d. 2 utterances; 1 proposition
5. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. A lexical field is a group of words sharing the same part of speech.
b. A semantic field is a family of words that share the same semantic feature.
c. There are different ways to organize semantically related words into lexical field.
d. A lexical field is a group of semantically related words.
6. The underlined part in “The boy standing at the bus stop.” has____.
a. variable reference b. same reference c. constant reference d. no reference
7. The underlined part in “Paul fell off the horse, wounded by an arrow.” is / has____.
a. the same reference b. referring expression
c. constant reference d. no reference
8. The relationship between ‘bachelor’ and ‘male’ is____.
a. antonymy b. synonymy c. polysemy d. hyponymy
9. Which of the following does not belong to the denotative meaning of ‘woman’?
a. talkative b. female c. human d. mature
10. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in “On the river bank sat little Robert,
covered with mud.”’ is____.
a. patient b. instrument c. cause d. stimulus
11. The semantic role performed by the underlined NP in “This pill can make you sleep deeply.” is____.
a. cause b. instrument c. patient d. stimulus
12. The figure of speech used in “She has an ear for music.” is____.
a. metonymy b. metaphor c. synecdoche d. personification
13. The figure of speech used in “A disease has cut his breath.” is____.
a. euphemism b. metaphor c. synecdoche d. simile
14. The figure of speech used in “I’ll make him eat his words.” is____.
a. personification b. metonymy c. synecdoche d. metaphor
15. The figure of speech used in “Hearing the news, the tears stream down her face.” is____.
a. metaphor b. euphemism c. metonymy d. personification
16. The figure of speech used in “He washed his hands out of the matter.” is____.
a. personification b. metonymy c. synecdoche d. metaphor
17. The figure of speech used in “Why don’t you recognize the power of the purse?” is____.:
a. metonymy b. euphemism c. personification d. synecdoche
18. The figure of speech used in “She has a head of business.” is____.
a. metaphor b. metonymy c. synecdoche d. personification
19. Figuratively, the sentence “The captain was in charge of one hundred horses.” may mean____.
a. The captain was in charge of 100 cavalries b. the captain has to take care of 100 horses
c. the captain needs 100 horses d. the captain has got 100 horses
20. Figuratively, the sentence “You can depend on Paul; he is a rock when trouble comes.” may
mean____.
a. Paul has strong nerves b. Paul is indifferent c. Paul is pitiless d. Paul is honest
21. Figuratively, the sentence “He is so hardheaded that he won’t listen to anyone.” may mean____.
a. he is very courageous b. he has a very hard head
c. he is very intelligent d. he is very obstinate
22. Figuratively, the sentence “Right at this minute, I could drink a barrel of water without stopping.”
may mean____.
a. I’m very thirsty and I can drink a lot of water b. I need a barrel of water
c. I stop drinking water d. I can bring a barrel of water for a minute without stopping
23. Figuratively, the sentence “It is amazing what a great mind he is.” may mean____.
a. I’m amazed by his intellectual power b. he is open-minded
c. he has a very big head d. he is not intelligent at all
24. The relationship between ‘to flog & to whip’ is____.
a. synonymy b. antonymy c. homophony d. polysemy
25. The relationship between ‘similar & different’ is ____ antonymy.
a. relational b. non-gradable c. complementary d. gradable
26. A sentence that is always true because of the meanings of its constituent words is____.
a. analytic b. ambiguous c. anomalous d. synthetic
27. The relationship between the sentences
A. ‘He took all the silver in my safe’ & B. ‘He took everything in my safe’ is____.
a. A entails B b. B entails A c. paraphrase d. No relation
28. The relationship between
A: “Paul teaches English at the Community College for a living.”
B : “Paul is an English teacher.” is____.
a. paraphrase b. entailment c. contradiction d. no relation
29. Figuratively, the sentence “James sliced ideas.” is ____.
a. metaphoric b. ambiguous c. anomalous d. personified
30. Semantically, the sentence “My brother is a bachelor.” is____.
a. analytic b. ambiguous c. synthetic d. anomalous
31. Semantically, the sentence ‘Puppies are animals’ is :
a. anomalous b. ambiguous c. analytic d. synthetic
32. Semantically, the sentence “Bachelors are female.” is____.
a. analytic b. ambiguous c. contradictory d. synthetic
33. Semantically, the sentence “Bachelors are unmarried men.” is____.
a. analytic b. ambiguous c. anomalous d. synthetic
34. Which of the following may be one meaning of “They are moving sidewalks.” ?
 a. They are walking on the sidewalks. b. These sidewalks are moveable.
c. The streets are under repair. d. The sidewalks are moving.
35. Which of the following may be one meaning of “She is a baby sitter.” ?
a. She is a sister. b. She is a baby.
c. This sitter is a baby. d. She likes babies.
36. Which of the following may be one meaning of “The man gave the library books.” ?
a. The man is a librarian . b. The man borrowed books from the library.
c. The man gave someone the books of the library. d. The man is a bookworm.
37. Which of the following may be one meaning of “Paula is a girl hunter.” ?
a. Paula is a good hunter. b. Paula loves girls.
c. Paula is going hunting with a girl. d. Paula’s job is hunting girls.
38. Which of the following may be one meaning of “My fiancée is reserved.” ?
a. I am engaged. b. My fiancée is married.
c. My fiancée is kept only for me. d. I am still single.
39. The perlocutionary act is:
a. The reaction of the hearer to the speaker’s utterance.
b. The act of making a meaningful utterance.
c. The speaker’s purpose.
d. The speaker’s intent.
40. Which of the following is not an element of a speech event?
a. syntactic functions b. message c. tone d. characters
41. Which cooperative maxim is violated in the following conversation?
A: “How are you?”
B : “I’m dead.”
a. quality b. quantity c. relevance d. manner
42. Which cooperative maxim is violated in the following conversation?
A: “We’re going to the movies.”
B : “I’ve got an exam tomorrow.”
a. relevance b. quantity c. quality d. manner
43. Which one is the best implicature for the following situation?
A: -“Would you like me to call a night escort?”
B: - “If possible.”
a. She would like the man to get a night escort for her.
b. She will call a night escort by herself.
c. She doesn’t need an escort.
d. She’s afraid the man won’t help her.
44. Which one is the best implicature for the following situation?
A: -‘Do you accept credit card?”
B: - “Only if the charge is more than $15.”
a. He cannot use a credit card if he spends less than $15.
b. The fee for charging is more than $15.
c. The store does not accept credit cards.
d. She cannot accept cash.
45. The utterance “The exam is not so difficult” presupposes____.
a. The speaker already knows what the exam is. b. The speaker passed the exam.
c. The exam is too easy. d. The exam was scored.
46. The utterance “She is not happy about the chemistry course she’s taking.” presupposes____.
a. She’s taking a chemistry course. b. She doesn’t like the chemistry course.
c. She will give up the course. d. She is not good at chemistry.
47. The utterance “We haven’t heard anything from Barbara.” presupposes____.
a. Barbara was kidnapped. b. Barbara has not come back yet.
c. Barbara is missing. d. The hearer knows Barbara.
48. What may be B’s intent in the following conversation?
A: “Can you bring that bag home for me, please?”
B: “Oh, this bag is too heavy. I can’t carry it.”
a. B refuses to carry the bag. b. B asks A to help him carry the bag.
c. B complaints about A’s buying too many things. d. The bag weighs many kilos.
49. What may be B’s intent in the following conversation?
A: “I love you so much. Let’s get married.”
B: “I love you too, but I haven’t graduated from the university yet.”
a. B refuses to get married with A right now. b. B is busy with preparing the graduation exam.
c. B failed in the graduation exam. d. B doesn’t love A any more.
50. What may be B’s intent in the following conversation?
A: “We are very tired, Sir.”
B: “A 20 minute break is OK.”
a. B gives A the permission to take a 20 minute break. b. B refuses to give A a break.
c. Usually a break of 20 minutes is enough. d. B asks A to take a break.

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