SEMANTICS

1. Which of the following is correct about linguistics?

A. Linguistics is the study of language.
B. Linguistics is the study of all dialects.
C. Linguistics is the study of language meaning.
D. Linguistics is the study of English.
2. A…………is an ideal string of words put together by the grammatical rules of a language.
A. utterance
B. sentence
C. reference
D. feature
3. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Semantics is a branch of linguistics which deals with grammar.
B. Semantics is a branch of linguistics which deals with meaning.
C. Semantics is a branch of linguistics which deals with sounds.
D. Semantics is a branch of linguistics which deals with morphemes.
4. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Semantics is the study of meaning in language while pragmatics is concerned with meaning in
context.
B. Pragmatics is the study of meaning in language while semantics is concerned with meaning in
context.
C. Semantics is the study of meaning in language while pragmatics is concerned with grammar.
D. Semantics is the study of meaning in language while pragmatics is concerned with structures.
5. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Semantic features are “the smallest units of meaning in a sentence”
B. Semantic features are “the largest units of meaning in a word.”
C. Semantic features are “the smallest units of meaning in a word.”
D. Semantic features are “the smallest units of meaning in an utterance”
6. Which of the following statements is true?
A. “son” may have the following semantic features: [+human], [+male],[+mature], [+parental]
and[+paternal]
B. “father” may have the following semantic features: [+human], [+male],[+mature], [+parental]
and[+paternal]
C. “man” may have the following semantic features: [+human], [+male],[+mature], [+parental]
and[+paternal]
D. “boy” may have the following semantic features: [+human], [+male],[+mature], [+parental]
and[+paternal]
7. Which of the following does not belong to linguistics?
A. Phonology
B. Semantics
C. Pragmatics
 D. Skills
8. Which of the following is correct about semantics?
A. Semantics is the study of language use.
B. Semantics is the study of language meaning.
C. Semantics is an independent subject.
D. Semantics is the study of language.
9. Which of the following is correct about pragmatics?
A. Pragmatics is the study of language use.
B. Pragmatics is the study of language.
C. Pragmatics is an independent subject.
D. Pragmatics is the study of language meaning.
10. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Pragmatics studies the relationship between language and objects.
B. Pragmatics studies the relationship between language and the user.
C. Pragmatics studies the speaker’s meaning.
D. Pragmatics studies how and what for the speaker uses the language.
11. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The objective of semantics is the literal meaning of language.
B. The objective of linguistics is only 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.
12. Which of the following statements is true about sentence?
A. A sentence is a group of words grammatically linked to convey a complete meaning.
B. A sentence is a group of words containing a finite verb.
C. A sentence is a group of words containing a subject and a verb.
D. A sentence is a group of words consisting of one clause.
13. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Componential analysis is “an approach to the study of sounds which analyses a word into a set
of meaning components or semantic features.”
B. Componential analysis is “an approach to the study of meaning which analyses a word into a set
of meaning components or semantic features.”
C. Componential analysis is “an approach to the study of morphemes which analyses a word into a
set of meaning components or semantic features.”
D. Componential analysis is “an approach to the study of meaning which analyses a sentence into a
set of meaning components or semantic features.”
14. Which of the following statements is not true about utterance?
A. The meaning of an utterance is the sum of meanings of the constituent words
B. An utterance is context bound / dependent
C. The meaning of an utterance depends on the situation in which it is uttered
D. An utterance is a sentence said in a particular situation
15. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. The pragmatic meaning is the linguistic meaning.
 B. The meaning of an utterance is context-bound.
C. The semantic meaning is out of context.
D. The meaning of a sentence is context-free.

16. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Semantic meaning is context-free whereas pragmatic meaning is context-dependent.
B. Semantic meaning is not context-free whereas pragmatic meaning is context-independent.
C. Semantic meaning is context-free whereas pragmatic meaning is not context-dependent.
D. Semantic meaning is not context-free whereas pragmatic meaning is context-dependent.
17. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Words of different parts of speech may share the same semantic feature.
B. Words of different parts of speech may not the same semantic feature.
C. All words share the same semantic feature.
D. All semantic features may be in a word.
18. Which of the following statements is true?
A. [+male] is a semantic feature found in the nouns school, teacher, textbook,
B. [+educational] is a semantic feature found in the nouns school,teacher, and textbook.
C. [+educational] is a semantic feature found in the nouns wind, rain, and sun.
D. [+ female] is a semantic feature found in the nouns school, teacher, textbook
19. [+educational] is a semantic feature found in the verbs such as.....................
A. sing, dance, play, etc
B. teach, educate, instruct, etc
C. go, walk, jump, etc
D. sleep, get up, stay up late, etc
20. Which of the following semantic features does not belong to “hen”?
A. [+male]
B. [+animate]
C. [+fowl]
D. [+fully grown]
21. Which of the following semantic features belongs to “oak”?
A. [+animate], [+bird], [+fowl], [+fully grown], [+female]
B. [+motion],[+through air or space],[+fast],[+wings or a means of transport]
C. [+plant], [+deciduous tree],[+tough hard wood]
D. [+part of a plant], [+colored], [+usually good-smelling], [+bloom/blossom], [+fruit or seed is
developed]
22. Which of the following semantic features belongs to"Lobster, shrimp, crab, oyster, and
mussel"?
A. [-shellfish].
B. [+shellfish].
C. [+fish]
D. [+human]
23. Which of the following semantic features belongs to "Crab, oyster, mussel , trout, and salmon
"?
A. [+shellfish].
B. [+edible water animal].
C. [+fish]
D. [-edible water animal].
24. Which of the following semantic features belongs to "Widow, mother, sister, aunt, and
seamstress"?
A. [+male]
B. [+female]
C. [-human]
D. [+animal]
25. Which of the following semantic features belongs to "Widower, father, brother, uncle, and
tailor"?
A. [+male]
B. [+female]
C. [-human]
D. [+animal]
26. Which of the following semantic features belongs to “bachelor, son, paperboy, pope, chief" ?
A. [-human]
B. [+female]
C. [+male]
D. [+animal]
27. Which of the following semantic features does not belong to “Beauty”?
A. [+attractive feature]
B. [+stay single]
C. [+combination of shape, color, behavior, etc.]
D. [+giving pleasure to senses]
28. Which of the following semantic features does not belong to “Imagine”?
A. [+female]
B. [+mental state]
C. [+form a concept or an image]
D. [+thoughtfulness]
29. Which of the following semantic features does not belong to “Doe”?
A. [+animate]
B. [+fully grown]
C. [+male]
D. [+female]
30. Which of the following semantic features does not belong to “teacher” ?
A. [+human]
B. [+adult]
C. [+animal]
 D. [+ earning living by teaching]
31. The figure of speech used in ‘The sorrow is chewing my bones’ is.................
A. Personification
B. irony
C. hyperbole
D. simile

32. The use of comparison of one thing with another as in “as brave as a lion” is……
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Synecdoche
33. The use of a word or phrase to indicate something different from the literal meaning, as in
“She has a heart of stone.” is………………
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Synecdoche
34. A special kind of metaphor in which some human characteristic is attributed to an inanimate
object or abstract notion is…………………
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Synecdoche
35. The substitution of the name of one thing for that of another to which it is related as in “He is
the best pen of the day.” is called…………..
A. Synecdoche
B. Metonymy
C. Personification
D. Simile
36. A special kind of metonymy in which “a part or aspect of a person, object, etc. is meant to
refer to the whole person, object, etc.” is called….
A. Simile
B. Synecdoche
C. Metonymy
D. Personification
36. A special kind of metonymy in which “a part or aspect of a person, object, etc. is meant to
refer to the whole person, object, etc.” is called….
A. Simile
B. Synecdoche
C. Metonymy
D. Personification
37. The use of “exaggerated statement that is made for special effect and is not meant to be taken
literally.” is called……………
A. Hyperbole
B. Personification
C. Simile
D. Synecdoche
38. ………………. is the use of deliberately gentler, milder or weaker statements to express
something in a controlled way. Ex: I don’t think I would agree with you.
A. Hyperbole
B. Synecdoche
C. Litotes
D. Simile
39. ……………….. is the “expression of one’s meaning by saying the direct opposite of one’s
thoughts in order to be emphatic, amusing, sarcastic, etc.” EX: He is so intelligent that no
examiner has agreed to pass him so far.
A. Litotes
B. Irony
C. Synecdoche
D. Simile
40. The use of pleasant, mild or indirect words or phrases in place of more accurate or direct ones
is called……
A. Euphemism
B. Litotes
C. Irony
D. Synecdoche
41. …………..is the imitation of natural sounds by means of words or groups of words. Ex: Hiss,
cuckoo, thud, moo, baa, hush, pop, etc.
A. Litotes
B. Irony
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Simile
42. The figure of speech used in “She has an ear for music” is…..
A. personification
B. synecdoche
C. metonymy
D. metaphor
43. The figure of speech used in “A disease has cut his breath.” is………..
A. euphemism
B. synecdoche
C. metonymy
D. metaphor
44. The figure of speech used in “I’ll make him eat his words” is…….
 A. euphemism
B. synecdoche
C. metonymy
D. metaphor
45. The figure of speech used in “Hearing the news, the tears stream down her face” is…………
A. euphemism
B. synecdoche
C. metonymy
D. metaphor
46. The figure of speech used in “Why don’t you recognize the power of the purse?” is………..
A. personification
B. synecdoche
C. metonymy
D. metaphor
47. The figure of speech used in “She has four mouths to feed” is………………………..
A. personification
B. synecdoche
C. metonymy
D. metaphor
48. The figure of speech used in “He looks as though he hasn’t had a square meal for months”
is………………
A. personification
B. synecdoche
C. metonymy
D. metaphor
49. The figure of speech used in “He has a kind heart.” is………………….
A. personification
B. synecdoche
C. metonymy
D. metaphor
50. The figure of speech used in “Research says that these methods are the best” is……….
A. irony
B. synecdoche
C. metonymy
D. metaphor

51. Figuratively, the sentence ‘Life is a dream.’ may mean:

A. Life is fragile.
B. Life is vulnerable.
C. Life is short.
D. Life is not true.
52. Figuratively, the sentence ‘The man is a demon for work’ may mean:
 A. The man is not energetic or lazy.
B. The man is boring.
C. The man is energetic and works very hard.
D. The man is not hard-working.
53. Figuratively, the sentence ‘Spare the rod, spoil the child.’ may mean:
A. You shouldn’t love children.
B. You should punish children severely.
C. If you don’t punish the child when he does something wrong, you’ll spoil his character.
D. You shouldn’t use the rod with children.
54. Figuratively, the sentence ‘When the White House calls, the ambassador comes at once’ may
mean:
A. When the U.S. President calls, the ambassador comes at once.
B. When the President calls, the ambassador runs away at once.
C. When the President calls, the ambassador answers.
D. When the President calls, the ambassador keeps silent.
55. Figuratively, the sentence ‘My dormitory room is like a cave.’ may mean:
A. My dormitory room is small but modern.
B. My dormitory room is small and uncomfortable.
C. My dormitory room is small but beautiful.
D. My dormitory room is large and clean.
56. Figuratively, the sentence ‘The captain was in charge of one hundred horses may mean:
A. The captain needs 100 horses.
B. The captain has to take care of 100 horses.
C. The captain was in charge of 100 cavalries.
D. The captain has got 100 horses.
57. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘She cannot bear children.’?
A. She cannot give a birth cake to children.
B. She can tolerate children.
C. She can give birth to children.
D. She cannot tolerate children.
58. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘The captain corrected the list’?
A. The captain corrected the tilt.
B. The captain corrected the invention.
C. The captain corrected the tie.
D. The captain corrected the invoice.
59. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘He was knocked over by the punch.’?
A. He was shocked over because of a big feast.
B. He was knocked over because of a blow given with the fist.
C. He was knocked over because of the feast.
D. He was shocked by holding the feast.
60. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘The camel swallowed the chocolate and then
ate it.’?
 A. The camel believed chocolate that he ate.
B. The camel believed that he could eat all chocolate.
C. The camel easily believed something to be chocolate and then ate it.
D. The camel easily believed anything to be chocolate to eat.
61. Which of the following may be one meaning of “They are cooking bananas.”?
A. Bananas are cooking.
B. They are bananas which are cooked.
C. They are cooking a banana at the moment.
D. They aren’t bananas for cooking.
62. Figuratively, the sentence ‘Ly Duc is so strong that he can lift two tons’ contains a:
A. hyperbole
B. personification
C. irony
D. metaphor
63. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘The doctor made them well’?
A. The doctor is very talented.
B. The doctor made the patients healthy.
C. The doctor made a well for them.
D. The doctor is very good.
64. Figuratively, the sentence ‘The captain was in charge of one hundred horses’ may
mean..................
A. The captain needs 100 horses.

B. The captain has to take care of 100 horses.

C. The captain has got 100 horses.
D. The captain was in charge of 100 cavalries.
65. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘They were waiting at the bank.’?
A. They are waiting at the shore of the river.
B. They are waiting at the sea.
C. They are waiting at the ship.
D. They are waiting at the sink.
66. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘The long drill is boring.’?
A. The tool for grilling is not good.
B. The tool for drilling is blunt.
C. The tool for grilling is not interesting.
D. The tool is boring.
67. The type of ambiguity in ‘I love Laura more than you.’ is:
A. functional
B. grouping
C. lexical
68. A sentence that contains two contradictory semantic features and creates nonsense is:
A. anomalous
 B. ambiguous.
C. ungrammatical
69. The type of ambiguity in ‘Old men and women left.’ is:
A. grouping
B. lexical
C. functional
70. Two words having the same sound but different spellings and different meanings like flour-
flower or pear-pair are...................................
A. homonyms
B. antonyms
C. hyponyms
D. homophones
71. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘That robot is bright’?
A. That robot is brought.
B. That robot is intelligent
C. That robot brought the light.
D. That robot bought lights.
72. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘The captain corrected the list’?
A. The captain corrected the tie.
B. The captain corrected the invention.
C. The captain corrected the tilt.
D. The captain corrected the invoice.
73. The relationship between ‘ thick’ and ‘dense’ is…………………..
A. polysemy
B. synonymy
C. homography
D. antonymy
74. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘Is he really that kind?’
A. Does he really hate that kind of people?
B. Does he really like that kind of people?
C. Is he really so unkind ?
D. Is he really so kind ?

75. Which of the following semantic features belongs to “oak”?

A. [+animate], [+bird], [+fowl], [+fully grown], [+female]
B. [+plant], [+deciduous tree],[+tough hard wood]
[+plant], [+deciduous tree],[+tough hard wood]
C. [+motion],[+through air or space],[+fast],[+wings or a means of transport]
D. [+part of a plant], [+colored], [+usually good-smelling], [+bloom/blossom], [+fruit or seed is
developed]
76. Figuratively, the sentence ‘Right at this minute, I could drink a barrel of water without
stopping’ may mean:
 A. I stop drinking water.
B. I need a barrel of water.
C. I can bring a barrel of water for a minute without stopping.
D. I’m very thirsty and I can drink a lot of water.
77. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘They passed the port at night.’?
A. They delivered the Portuguese wine at night.
B. They went by the Portuguese.
C. They received the Portuguese wine at night.
D. They liked the Portuguese wine at night.
78. Figuratively, the sentence ‘The sorrow is chewing my bones’ is:
A. contradictory
B. personified
C. anomalous
D. ambiguous
79. The relationship between ‘cook’ and ‘grill’ is.....................................
A. hyponymy
B. polysemy
C. homophonymy
D. antonymy
80. The substitution of the name of one thing for that of another to which it is related as in “He is
the best pen of the day.” is called…………..
A. Synecdoche
B. Personification
C. Metonymy
D. Simile
81. Which of the following semantic features does not belong to “Imagine”?
A. [+form a concept or an image
B. [+female
C. [+thoughtfulness]
D. [+mental state]
82. Which of the following is correct?
A. An anomalous sentence is literally nonsensical but figuratively meaningful
B. An anomalous sentence is literally and figuratively nonsensical
C. An anomalous sentence may be figuratively meaningful but semantically nonsensical
D. An anomalous sentence has more than one meaning
83. Semantically, the sentence ‘Bachelors are female’ is:
A. anomalous
B. metaphoric
C. ironic
D. ambiguous
84. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘My fiancé is reserved’?
A. My fiancé is married.
 B. My fiancé is kept only for me.
C. She is kept.
D. I am engaged.
85. The figure of speech used in “Hearing the news, the tears stream down her face”
is…………....................
A. metonymy
B. metaphor
C. synecdoche
D. euphemism
86. Semantically, the sentence ‘My brother is a bachelor’ is:
A. metaphoric
B. anomalous
C. meaningful
D. ambiguous
87. Which of the following semantic features belongs to "Lobster, shrimp, crab, oyster, and
mussel"?
A. [+human]
B. [+fish]
C. [+shellfish]
D. [-shellfish]
88. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘He passed the hammer and saw through the
window’?
A. He went past the window.
B. He passed the hammer and the saw through the window.
C. He climbed through the window
D. He saw a hammer through the window.
89. Semantically, the sentence ‘This pen is empty’ is:
A. ironic
B. metaphoric
C. ambiguous
D. anomalous
90. The relationship between ‘right’ and ‘correct’ is………………………
A. homonymy
B. antonymy
C. polysemy
D. synonymy
91. The relationship between ‘permit’ and ‘allow’ is……………………
A. synonymy
B. gradable antonymy
C. antonmy
92. Figuratively, the sentence ‘Oh, my back is killing me!’ contains a:
A. ambiguous
 B. metaphor
C. personification
D. anomalous
93. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘Dick finally decided on the boat’?
A. Dick finally decided to buy the boat.
B. Finally, Dick had to decide on the boat.
C. Dick finally made a decision about the boat.
D. Dick decided on the boat finally.
95. The relationship between ‘cheap’ and ‘expensive’ is.......................
A. Synonymy
B. Gradable antonymy
C. Binary antonymy
D. Relational antonymy
96. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘He was knocked over by the punch.’?
A. He was shocked by holding the feast.
B. He was shocked over because of a big feast
C. He was knocked over because of a blow given with the fist.
D. He was knocked over because of the feast.
97. Semantically, the sentence ‘Puppies are human’ is:
A. anomalous
B. ambiguous
C. ironic
D. metaphoric
98. The relationship between ‘big’ and ‘small’ is………
A. homonymy
B. binary antonymy
C. relational antonymy
D. gradable antonymy
99. The relationship between ‘clever’ and ‘stupid’ is……………….
A. binary antonymy
B. polysemy
C. relational antonymy
D. gradable antonymy
100. Semantically, the sentence ‘Christopher is killing phonemes’ is:
A. ambiguous
B. ungrammatical
C. anomalous
101. A sentence that has more than one meaning is:
A. ambiguous
B. ungrammatical
C. anomalous
102. Figuratively, the sentence ‘When the White House calls, the ambassador comes at once.’ may
mean .....................
A. When the U.S. President calls, the ambassador comes at once.
B. When the President calls, the ambassador runs away at once.
C. When the President calls, the ambassador keeps silent.
D. When the President calls, the ambassador answers.
103. The relationship between ‘gloom’ and ‘darkness’ is...................
A. relational antonymy
B. gradable antonymy
C. binary antonymy
D. synonymy
104. Which of the following semantic features belongs to "Crab, oyster, mussel, trout, and salmon
"?
A. [+fish]
B. [+shellfish].
C. [+edible water animal].
D. [-edible water animal].
105. Two words having opposite meanings are............................
A. antonyms
B. homonyms
C. synonyms
D. hyponyms
106. Which of the followings may be one meaning of ‘Paula is a girl hunter’?
A. Paula is a good hunter.
B. Paula goes around flirting girls.
C. Paula is going hunting with a girl.
D. Paula loves girls.
107. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘She cannot bear children.’?
A. She can give birth to children.
B. She cannot give a birth cake to children.
C. She can tolerate children.
D. She cannot tolerate children.
108. Semantically, the sentence ‘Babies can lift one ton.’ is:
A. metaphoric
B. ambiguous
C. anomalous
D. ironic
109. The use of a word or phrase to indicate something different from the literal meaning, as in
“She has a heart of stone.” is………………
A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Synecdoche
 D. Metaphor
110. A special kind of metaphor in which some human characteristic is attributed to an inanimate
object or abstract notion is…………………
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Synecdoche
D. Personification
111. The relationship between ‘deny’ and ‘admit’ is....................................
A. binary antonymy
B. relational antonymy
C. gradable antonymy
D. synonymy
112. The relationship between ‘coarse’ and ‘course’ is.................
A. polysemy
B. homophony
C. antonymy
D. synonymy
113. The figure of speech used in “Research says that these methods are the best” is………...........
A. irony
B. synecdoche
C. metonymy
D. metaphor
114. A special kind of metonymy in which “a part or aspect of a person, object, etc. is meant to
refer to the whole person, object, etc.” is called…...............................
A. Personification
B. Metonymy
C. Synecdoche
D. Simile

115. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘We saw her duck’?
A. We saw the domestic water bird that belongs to her.
B. We saw the domestic water bird on her shoulder.
C. We saw her slow head.
D. We saw her big head.
116. Figuratively, the sentence ‘Life is a dream.’ may mean....................
A. Life is vulnerable.
B. Life is fragile.
C. Life is not true.
D. Life is short.
117. Figuratively, the sentence ‘He is so hardheaded that he won’t listen to anyone’ may mean:
A. He is very obstinate.
B. He is very handsome.
 C. He is very rich.
D. He is very tall.
118. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘They are moving sidewalks’?
A. These sidewalks are moveable.
B. They are walking on the sidewalks.
C. The sidewalks are moving.
D. The streets are under repair.
119. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘We like the ball.’?
A. We like the formal social gathering for dancing.
B. We like the party.
C. We like the formal social gathering.
D. We like to gather at the party.
120. Which of the following semantic features belongs to "Widower, father, brother, uncle, and
tailor"?
A. [+male]
B. [+animal]
C. [-human]
D. [+female]
121. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘The camel swallowed the chocolate and then
ate it.’?
A. The camel believed that he could eat all chocolate.
B. The camel easily believed something to be chocolate and then ate it.
C. The camel believed chocolate that he ate.
D. The camel easily believed anything to be chocolate to eat.
122. Which of the following semantic features does not belong to “cat”?
A. [+domestic]
B. [+ having a horn]
C. [+having a tail]
D. [+animal]
123. A sentence that breaks the semantic rules and creates non sense is
A. ambiguous
B. anomalous
C. ungrammatical
124. Figuratively, the sentence ‘The sorrow is chewing my bones’ is.................
A. simile
B. hyperbole
C. iron
D. personified
125. Figuratively, the sentence ‘It is amazing what a great mind he is’ may mean:
A. He is open-minded.
B. He is not intelligent at all
C. I’m amazed by his intellectual power.
 D. He has a very big head.
126. Figuratively, the sentence ‘James sliced ideas’ is:
A. ambiguous
B. anomalous
C. personified
D. metaphoric
127. A sentence that is semantically meaningless but may be meaningful figuratively is:
A. ambiguous
B. ungrammatical
C. anomalous
128. The relationship between ‘chip: a small but vital piece of a computer’ and ‘chip: a small cut
piece of potato which is fried for eating’ is...............
A. polysemy
B. homophony
C. synonym
D. antonymy
129. The use of “exaggerated statement that is made for special effect and is not meant to be
taken literally.” is called……………...........................
A. Synecdoche
B. Personification
C. Simile
D. Hyperbole
130. ……………….. is the “expression of one’s meaning by saying the direct opposite of one’s
thoughts in order to be emphatic, amusing, sarcastic, etc.” EX: He is so intelligent that no
examiner has agreed to pass him so far.
A. Irony
B. Synecdoche
C. Litotes
D. Simile
131. The figure of speech used in “She has an ear for music.” is….................................
A. synecdoche
B. personification
C. metaphor
D. metonymy
132. Which of the following is correct?
A. An anomalous sentence is grammatically correct but breaks the semantic rules
B. An anomalous sentence follows semantic rules
C. An anomalous sentence is syntactically incorrect
D. An anomalous sentence is ungrammatical
133. The figure of speech used in “She has four mouths to feed” is………………………..
A. synecdoche
B. personification
 C. metonymy
D. metaphor
134. The use of comparison of one thing with another as in “as brave as a lion” is……
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Synecdoche
135. Which of the following semantic features does not belong to “Doe”?
A. [+female]
B. [+animate]
C. [+male]
D. [+fully grown]
136. The relationship between ‘chip: a small cut piece of potato’ and ‘chip: a small piece of wood
is..........................
A. polysemy
B. antonymy
C. synonymy
D. antonymy
137. The relationship between ‘refuse’ and ‘decline’ is…………….
A. homography
B. synonymy
C. antonymy
D. homonymy
138. The relationship between ‘asleep’ and ‘awake’ is…………………
A. binary antonymy
B. relational antonymy
C. gradable antonymy
D. polysemy
139. The relationship between ‘buy’ and ‘sell’ is................
A. Relational antonymy
B. Synonym
C. Gradable antonymy
D. Binary antonymy
140. The relationship between ‘type’ and ‘sort’ is............................................
A. polysemy
B. synonymy
C. homophony
D. antonymy
142. The relationship between ‘true’ and ‘false’ is...............
A. homophony
B. synonymy
C. antonymy
 D. hyponymy
143. Figuratively, the sentence ‘Spare the rod, spoil the child.’ may mean..............................
A. If you don’t punish the child when he does something wrong, you’ll spoil his character.
B. You shouldn’t love children.
C. You shouldn’t use the rod with children.
D. You should punish children severely.
144. The figure of speech used in “I’ll make him eat his words” is…….................................
A. euphemism
B. synecdoche
C. metaphor
D. metonymy
145. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘I considered those errors’?
A. I examined those errors.
B. I found many errors .
C. I made a lot of mistakes.
D. I corrected the errors.
146. …………..is the imitation of natural sounds by means of words or groups of words. Ex: Hiss,
cuckoo, thud, moo, baa, hush, pop, etc.
A. Litoes
B. Irony
C. Simile
D. Onomatopoeia
147. Two words having the same or almost the same denotative meaning are........................
A. antonyms
B. synonyms
C. hyponyms
D. homonyms
148. Semantically, the sentence ‘My brother is a spinster’ is:
A. ambiguous
B. metaphoric
C. ironic
D. anomalous
149. figure of speech used in “He looks as though he hasn’t had a square meal for months”
is………………
A. metonymy
B. synecdoche
C. metaphor
D. personification
150. The figure of speech used in “He has a kind heart.” is………………….............
A. personification
B. metaphor
C. synecdoche
 D. metonymy
[Link] of the following semantic features belongs to"Widow, mother, sister, aunt, and
seamstress"?
A. [+male]
B. [+female]
C. [+animal]
D. [-human]
152. The figure of speech used in “Why don’t you recognize the power of the purse?”
is……….............................
A. personification
B. synecdoche
C. metaphor
D. metonymy
153. Which of the following semantic features belongs to “ bachelor, son, paperboy, pope, chief" ?
A. [+male]
B. [-human]
C. [+animal]
D. [+female]
154. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘She is a baby sister’?
A. She likes babies
B. She is a sister.
C. This sister is a baby.
D. She is a baby.
155. Semantically, the sentence ‘That robot is shining’ is:
A. anomalous
B. ironic
C. metaphoric
D. ambiguous
156. ………………. is the use of deliberately gentler, milder or weaker statements to express
something in a controlled way. Ex: I don’t think I would agree with you.
A. Hyperbole
B. Litotes
C. Simile
D. Synecdoche
157. The use of pleasant, mild or indirect words or phrases in place of more accurate or direct
ones is called……...................
A. Synecdoche
B. Euphemism
C. Irony
D. Litotes
158. Figuratively, the sentence ‘The man is a demon for work.’ may mean.............................
A. The man is not hard-working.
 B. The man is not energetic or lazy.
C. The man is energetic and works very hard.
D. The man is boring.
159. Which of the following semantic features does not belong to “Beauty”?
A. [+attractive feature]
B. [+giving pleasure to senses]
C. [+stay single]
D. [+combination of shape, color, behavior, etc.]
160. The figure of speech used in “A disease has cut his breath.” is………..............
A. metaphor
B. euphemism
C. metonymy
D. synecdoche
161. Figuratively, the sentence ‘My dormitory room is like a cave.’ may mean.........................
A. My dormitory room is small but modern.
B. My dormitory room is small but beautiful.
C. My dormitory room is large and clean.
D. My dormitory room is small and uncomfortable.
162. Which of the following semantic features does not belong to “Beauty”? Which of the
following may be one meaning of ‘The man gave the library books.’?
A. The man is a librarian.
B. The man gave someone the books of the library.
C. The man borrowed books from the library.
D. The man is a bookworm.
163. The utterance “Tom might find the chocolate cake in the kitchen” presupposes:
A. Tom likes chocolate cakes very much.
B. It’s not sure that Tom can find the chocolate cake.
C. There is a chocolate cake in the kitchen.
D. Tom is going to the kitchen to get the chocolate cake.
164. The utterance “Can you stop playing with your cat?” presupposes:
A. The hearer is playing with the cat.
B. The speaker asks the hearer not to play with cats.
C. The hearer likes cats.
D. The speaker doesn’t like cats.
165. The utterance “The exam is not so difficult” presupposes:
A. The exam was scored.
B. The exam is too easy.
C. The speaker passed the exam.
D. The speaker already knows what the exam is.
166. The utterance “Mr. John’s youngest daughter is smart.” presupposes:
A. Mr. John has got one daughter.
B. Mr. John has got at least 3 daughters.
 C. Mr. John has got two daughters.
D. Mr. John’s other daughters are not beautiful.
167. Bachelors cannot form lasting relationships
A. synthetic
B. analytic
C. contradiction
168. The utterance “I tried to finish the test.” presupposes:
A. I couldn’t finish the test.
B. I didn’t take the test.
C. I did my best to finish the test.
D. I managed to finish the test.
169. The relationship between ‘chip: a small cut piece of potato’ and ‘chip: a small piece of wood
is..........................
A. synonymy
B. antonymy
C. polysemy
D. antonymy
170. The utterance “He pretended to be ill to stay at home” presupposes:
A. He wasn’t ill.
B. He was seriously ill.
C. He stayed at home because of illness.
D. He is a lazy boy
171. The utterance “Have you heard anything from Barbara?” presupposes:
A. The hearer knows Barbara.
B. Barbara was lost.
C. Barbara was kidnapped.
D. Barbara is traveling.
172. The utterance “They are very happy with the results of the final exam” presupposes:
A. Their final exams were scored.
B. They failed in the final exam.
C. They are eager to know the results of the exam.
D. They will have a party.
173. The utterance “You’re late again!” presupposes:
A. The hearer was late before.
B. The hearer is not serious about the time.
C. The speaker warns the hearer not to be late again.
D. The hearer is always late.
174. The utterance “She is not happy about the chemistry course she’s taking.” presupposes:
A. She’s taking a chemistry course.
B. She will give up the course.
C. She is not good at chemistry.
D. She doesn’t like the chemistry course.
175. The utterance “She was not aware that her son had an accident.” presupposes:
A. Her son had an accident.
B. She didn’t know the accident.
C. She was very sorry for the accident.
D. Her son was badly injured in the accident.
176. The utterance “I wish I had not booked the tickets” presupposes:
A. The speaker filed to buy the tickets.
B. The speaker is going to see a film.
C. The speaker didn’t book the tickets.
D. The speaker booked the tickets.
177. The utterance “I tried to catch the train” presupposes:
A. The speaker didn’t catch the train.
B. The speaker misread the train schedule.
C. The speaker did his best to catch the train.
D. The speaker missed the train.
178. The utterance “When did you give up teaching?” presupposes:
A. The hearer will be dismissed.
B. The hearer gave up teaching.
C. The hearer doesn’t like teaching.
D. The hearer is going to give up teaching.

179. Bachelors are lonely.

A. analytic
B. synthetic
C. contradiction
180. The utterance “It’s going to rain for a long time” presupposes:
A. The speaker hates the rainy season.
B. The weather will be fine in a long time.
C. The rainy season hasn’t finished yet.
D. It has been raining.
181. A sentence which expresses the same propositions as another sentence is a _________ of that
sentence.
A. paraphrase
B. subject
C. predicate
D. contradiction
181. The utterance “Mr. John’s youngest daughter is smart.” presupposes:
A. Mr. John has got one daughter.
B. Mr. John has got at least 3 daughters.
C. Mr. John has got two daughters.
D. Mr. John’s other daughters are not beautiful.
182. Cats are not vegetables.
 A. contradiction
B. analytic
C. synthetic
183. If it breaks, it breaks.
A. analytic
B. synthetic
C. contradiction
184. Alice is Ken’s sister.
A. synthetic
B. analytic
185. Cats never live more than 20 years.
A. synthetic
B. analytic
C. contradiction
186. Some typewriters are dusty.
A. analytic
B. contradiction
C. synthetic
189. My watch is a device for telling the time.
A. analytic
B. synthetic
C. contradiction
190. ___________ is a relationship that applies between two sentences, where the truth of
one implies the truth of the other because of the meanings of the words involved.
A. Proposition
B. Utterance
C. Entailment
D. Antonymy
191. No cats like to bathe.
A. synthetic
B. contradiction
C. analytic
192. John’s nine-year-old brother is a boy.
A. synthetic
B. analytic
C. contradiction
193. John’s brother is nine years old.
A. contradiction
B. analytic
C. synthetic
194. That boy is his own father’s son.
 A. contradiction
B. synthetic
C. analytic
195. That girl is her own mother’s mother
A. analytic
B. contradiction
C. synthetic
196. The substitution of the name of one thing for that of another to which it is related as in “He
is the best pen of the day.” is called…………..
A. Simile
B. Personification
C. Synecdoche
D. Metonymy
197. The use of a word or phrase to indicate something different from the literal meaning, as in
“She has a heart of stone.” is………………
A. Simile
B. Personification
C. Synecdoche
D. Metaphor

198. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘The doctor made them well’?
A. The doctor made the patients healthy.
B. The doctor is very talented.
C. The doctor is very good.
D. The doctor made a well for them.
199. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘The man gave the library books.’?
A. The man borrowed books from the library.
B. The man is a bookworm.
C. The man gave someone the books of the library.
D. The man is a librarian.
200. Which of the following may be one meaning of ‘We like the ball.’?
A. We like the formal social gathering for dancing.
B. We like the party.
C. We like the formal social gathering.
D. We like to gather at the party.