This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Morphology – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Morphology Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which structure is homologous to the human arm? A) Bird's bill. B) Fish's gill. C) Insect's wing. D) Bat's wing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bat's wing. 2. Which root means "against, opposite?" A) Ab. B) Ad. C) Anti. D) Ante. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anti. 3. Blending is a word formation process that removes a few letters and/or syllables when combining two words together. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Which word means not healthy? A) Unhealthy. B) Prehealthy. C) Rehealthy. D) Dishealthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unhealthy. 5. Which choice shows an example of an inflectional morpheme? A) Reform reformation. B) Regret regrets. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regret regrets. 6. Which word means an event that happens before another? A) Postpone. B) Antecedent. C) Simplify. D) Dentist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antecedent. 7. The new hit game show rewarded people for unique ideas that show thinking and creativity. What is rewarded? A) Wilderness. B) Foolishness. C) Fondness. D) Cleverness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cleverness. 8. The words that bring a function inside of them are known as ..... A) Functional morphemes. B) Free morphemes. C) Lexical free morphemes. D) Derivational bound morphemes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functional morphemes. 9. Which of the following best explains why the forelimbs of vertebrates are similar in structure? A) They are used for the same function in all vertebrates. B) They evolved independently in each species. C) They share a common evolutionary ancestor. D) They are adapted to similar environments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They share a common evolutionary ancestor. 10. A ..... carries the main meaning of a word and can stand alone. It may also have prefixes or suffixes or other bases attached. A) Sentence. B) Base/Root. C) Suffix. D) Prefix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Base/Root. 11. What root means to stand? A) Ject. B) Act. C) Asist. D) Scope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asist. 12. Identify the bound morpheme in the word 'unhappiness'. A) Un-. B) Happy. C) Happiness. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Un-. 13. An octopus can change the color and pattern of its skin to match the environment while hunting prey. How does this help the animal? A) To breath. B) To feed. C) To play. D) To swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To feed. 14. House (N) $\rightarrow$ $\rightarrow$ A) Category extension. B) Root creation. C) Clipped form. D) Derivation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Category extension. 15. What type of word modifys (changes a little) the meaning of a verb? A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Pronoun. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 16. This suffix means "the state or condition of being." A) Ir-. B) -er. C) -ness. D) -ly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -ness. 17. Which root/base word means see? A) Ortho. B) Norm. C) Ego. D) Vis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vis. 18. What part of the plant leaf includes the cuticle and the stomata? (The outer part of the leaf) A) Chlorophyll. B) Guard Cell. C) Epidermis. D) Dermis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epidermis. 19. What do the suffix ness? A) State of, condition of. B) Under, from below. C) Possessing the qualities of. D) With, thoroughly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State of, condition of. 20. What is the meaning of the suffix-less? A) Without. B) Half. C) Characterized by. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without. 21. What is the root in the word prescribe? A) Scribe. B) Or. C) Duct. D) Pre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scribe. 22. In Banana, Pineapple and Chrysanthemum, the lateral branches originate from the basal and underground portion of mainstem and then come obliquely upward giving rise to leafy shoots. These branches are called- A) Napiform. B) Sucker. C) Runner. D) Phylloclade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sucker. 23. In some leguminous plants the leaf base becomes swollen which is called A) Leaf sheath. B) Bulbil. C) Thalamus. D) Pulvinus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pulvinus. 24. What prefix does NOT mean "against" or "war" A) Belli. B) Contra. C) Anti. D) Pre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pre. 25. What is the meaning of the suffix:-ary A) One who does something. B) Relative to. C) Characteristic of. D) Having already done. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relative to. 26. Which of the following best describes the morphology of a normal sinus rhythm in an ECG? A) Irregular P waves and QRS complexes. B) Regular P waves followed by QRS complexes. C) Absent P waves and irregular QRS complexes. D) Inverted T waves and prolonged QT interval. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regular P waves followed by QRS complexes. 27. What does the morpheme 'sub-' mean? A) Above or over. B) Below or under. C) Between or among. D) Before or prior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Below or under. 28. The example of derivational morpheme is ..... A) Teach-teacher. B) Good-best. C) Big-biggest. D) Old-older. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teach-teacher. 29. What is the meaning of the prefix "div" A) Divide. B) Together. C) Many. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divide. 30. What does the prefix en/em mean? A) Cause. B) Back, again. C) State of. D) Across. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause. 31. REVIEW:Which suffix means "without" ? A) -ly. B) -less. C) -ful. D) -able. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -less. 32. The little girl tried to escape but was unsuccessful. Find the base word in "Unsuccessful" A) Success. B) Un. C) Ful. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Success. 33. What is blending? A) Create a word by shortening an existing word. B) Combine parts of an existing word (usually the first and the final part). C) Remove an affix from an existing word. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Combine parts of an existing word (usually the first and the final part). 34. Which of the following is a challenge in studying lead morphology? A) Sample preparation. B) Data interpretation. C) Equipment calibration. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 35. THE PETIOLE IS MODIFIED TO FLAT LEAF LIKE STRUCTURE IN A) Mango. B) Australian Acacia. C) Eucalyptus. D) Plum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Australian Acacia. 36. CLIPPING IS UNDER WHAT BRANCH OF LINGUISTICS? A) MORPHOLOGY. B) PHONOLOGY. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MORPHOLOGY. 37. Which of the following words uses a suffix that means "having the characteristics of" ? A) Comical. B) Unreal. C) Meal. D) Trial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comical. 38. Which type of morpheme defines the relationships among the content words around them? A) Free. B) Derivational. C) Grammatical. D) Lexical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grammatical. 39. What is the role of augmented leads in an ECG? A) To assess the heart's blood supply. B) To provide additional views of the heart's electrical activity. C) To measure the heart's mechanical function. D) To monitor respiratory rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide additional views of the heart's electrical activity. 40. ..... is a word part with a specific meaning at the end of a word. A) Prefix. B) Root word. C) Suffix. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suffix. 41. What is the meaning of the root word:spec(t) A) To build. B) To bend/bent. C) Look at or observe. D) To break. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Look at or observe. 42. The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space A) Asteroid. B) Astronomy. C) Astr. D) Disaster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astronomy. 43. Which word means to bring a product into one country from another to be sold? A) Goods. B) Teleport. C) Import. D) Transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Import. 44. What does the prefix "bi" mean? A) Five. B) Two. C) Ten. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 45. What does the prefix '' inter-'' mean? A) Pull, draw in. B) Do again. C) Among, between. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Among, between. 46. The patient had a complete hearing loss. Which cells of the organ of Corti are affected in this case? A) Hair cells. B) Deiter's cells. C) Pillar cells. D) Phalangeal cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hair cells. 47. Meissner's bodies and Fater-Pacini's bodies are affected. What function of the skin is impaired in this case? A) Reparative. B) Protective. C) Sensitive. D) Excretory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sensitive. 48. Lead morphology studies often require the use of which type of scientific equipment? A) Calorimeters. B) Microscopes. C) Spectrometers. D) Chromatographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Microscopes. 49. The prefix 'hyper' means: A) Under. B) Not enough / small. C) Over / too much. D) Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over / too much. 50. What is the importance of lead placement in determining ECG morphology? A) It modifies the respiratory rate. B) It alters the blood pressure readings. C) It changes the heart rate. D) It affects the amplitude of the waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It affects the amplitude of the waves. 51. Which of the following is NOT a focus of comparative morphology? A) Studying the evolutionary history of organisms. B) Comparing the physical structures of organisms. C) Analyzing the genetic code of organisms. D) Examining the fossil record. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analyzing the genetic code of organisms. 52. Which root means to go across or through?As in, the pilot flew transpacific. A) Trans. B) Per. C) Fuse. D) Port. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trans. 53. What does the root the/ theo mean? A) God. B) Craft; skill. C) Under. D) Over; greater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) God. 54. Based on the context clues, which word correctly completes the sentence?Mrs. Wilson wished she had the ..... to see the apparent disaster before it happened and ruined her day. A) Desee. B) Foretime. C) Foresight. D) Delook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foresight. 55. The root tract means ..... A) Push. B) Trap. C) Pull. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pull. 56. Persistent calyx is the character of plants belonging to A) Asteraceae. B) Cruciferae. C) Solanaceae. D) Malvaceae. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solanaceae. 57. True or False:Pro-can be added at the beginning of almost any word to show support for that subject/topic. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. Identify the stem type from the given description. These are slender and spirally coiled stem modifications which develop from axillary buds and help plants climb up a support. A) Underground stems. B) Stem tendrils. C) Thorns. D) Stems for spreading and vegetative propagation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stem tendrils. 59. What is the meaning of the word 'transmicroscpic surgery'? A) Operating on something beyond its small size. B) A very small operation that moves something across. C) A very small operation that happens underneath. D) An operation that is over a small matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A very small operation that moves something across. 60. Morphologically, Chinese employs ( ) as a productive method of word formation A) Derivation. B) Inflection. 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