This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Lexical Cohesion – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Lexical Cohesion Quiz 1 (51 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "MEANING" IS ONE OF THE types OF RESTRICTION COLLOCATIONAL A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 2. THE ATTITUDINAL MODIFIER FOR GENERAL WORDS IS "THE" A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 3. "Fruit" IS AN EXAMPLE OF SUPERORDINATE A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 4. Which of the following is NOT one of the forms of reiteration? A) Antonymy. B) Superordination. C) Conjunction. D) Synonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conjunction. 5. What are the two basic categories of lexical cohesion? A) Reiteration and collocation. B) Superordination and Conjunction. C) Antonymy and Synonymy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reiteration and collocation. 6. REITERATION IS ..... A) It is a form of lexical cohesion that doesn't involves the repetition of the lexical item, at one of the scales. B) It is a form of lexical cohesion that involves the collocation of the lexical item, at one of the scales. C) It is a form of lexical cohesion that involves the repetition of the lexical item, at one of the scales. D) It is a form of lexical cohesion that involves the lexical item, at one of the scales. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a form of lexical cohesion that involves the repetition of the lexical item, at one of the scales. 7. A wheel is part of a ..... A) Bus. B) Road. C) Car. D) Bicycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Car. 8. What is a meronym? A) A word that emphasizes repetition. B) A word that describes the whole of something. C) A word used to describe abstract ideas. D) A word that describes part of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A word that describes part of something. 9. In the phrase, "Make a decision, " what type of lexical cohesion is this? A) Repetition. B) Collocation. C) Connotation. D) Meronymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collocation. 10. Which sentence has good lexical cohesion? A) The car is new. The tree is green. The computer is old. B) The car is new. The vehicle is fast. The automobile is shiny. C) The car is new. The bus is red. The bike is cheap. D) The car is new. The man is tall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The car is new. The vehicle is fast. The automobile is shiny. 11. Collocation occurs when ..... is not necessarily dependent upon the same semantic relationship. A) Clauses. B) A pair of words. C) Senteces. D) Words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A pair of words. 12. The opposite of cold is ..... A) Cool. B) Warm. C) Hot. D) Chilly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hot. 13. "The meaning of a lexical item is included in the meaning of another" refers to: A) Meronymy. B) Hyponymy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyponymy. 14. What are antonyms? A) Words with similar meanings. B) Words with opposite meanings. C) Words used to refer to parts of a whole. D) Words that create metaphors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Words with opposite meanings. 15. "Buy" and "sell" are examples of ..... A) Hyponymy. B) Meronymy. C) Antonymy. D) Synonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antonymy. 16. Last year, my school made that day to introduce us to the laws and to respect the regulations. A) SU. B) S. C) RP. D) A. E) RF. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) S. 17. The argument between the two men lasted for hours. Their dispute accomplished little. A) S. B) RF. C) SU. D) A. E) RP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) S. 18. Which pair is a minimal pair? A) Cat-bat. B) Big-bigger. C) Dog-cat. D) Pin-pin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cat-bat. 19. "Animal" IS AN EXAMPLE OF SYNONYM A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 20. Which word is a synonym of happy? A) Angry. B) Tired. C) Glad. D) Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glad. 21. The closer refers not to a semantic relationship between sentences, the ..... cohesive effect. A) Weaker. B) Stronger. C) Cooler. D) Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stronger. 22. ..... IS AN EXAMPLE OF GENERAL WORDS A) BOY. B) DEAR. C) FOOT. D) DOG. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DEAR. 23. Not all general words are used cohesively A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 24. A rose is a kind of ..... A) Leaf. B) Tree. C) Fruit. D) Flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flower. 25. What does repetition in lexical cohesion involve? A) Combining unrelated concepts. B) Reusing the same words or phrases. C) Referring to new ideas. D) Using words with opposite meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reusing the same words or phrases. 26. "Engine" and "car" show ..... A) Antonymy. B) Hyponymy. C) Synonymy. D) Meronymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meronymy. 27. What are synonyms? A) Words used for exaggeration. B) Words with similar meanings. C) Words that are culturally specific. D) Words with opposite meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Words with similar meanings. 28. What does lexical cohesion describe? A) The way word meanings create links in discourse. B) The rhythms and sound patterns in language. C) The grammatical structure of a sentence. D) The organization of paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The way word meanings create links in discourse. 29. There are three types of restrictions collocational A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 30. What is connotation? A) The dictionary definition of a word. B) The cultural or emotional associations of a word. C) Words used in scientific writing. D) Words with multiple syllables. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cultural or emotional associations of a word. 31. What are open-class words? A) Words that cannot change over time. B) Words that describe actions only. C) Words where new additions can be made, like nouns and verbs. D) Words that are fixed in grammatical function. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Words where new additions can be made, like nouns and verbs. 32. Lexical cohesion helps to ..... A) Connect ideas in a text. B) Make sentences longer. C) Add grammar rules. D) Repeat random words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connect ideas in a text. 33. What is general word sometimes reflect? A) Sentence. B) Both. C) Attitude. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attitude. 34. I'm so glad that you attended my class, and I'm also glad that you could find the link easily. A) RP. B) RF. C) A. D) SU. E) S. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RP. 35. What are closed-class words? A) Words that express emotions. B) Words that describe cultural meanings. C) Words like conjunctions, prepositions, and pronouns. D) Words that can be easily added to over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Words like conjunctions, prepositions, and pronouns. 36. THERE ARE MORE THAN THREE TYPES OF LEXICAL COHESION A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) I DON'T KNOW. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 37. In the phrase, "Hot" and "cold, " which type of lexical cohesion is demonstrated? A) Antonymy. B) Meronymy. C) Denotation. D) Synonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antonymy. 38. In the sentence, "The book was amazing, truly amazing!", which type of lexical cohesion is demonstrated? A) Connotation. B) Collocation. C) Synonymy. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 39. How many function in general word? A) 4. B) 3. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 40. LEXICAL COHESION REFERS TO ..... A) The way words are written. B) The way related words are chosen to link elements of a text. C) The way words are read. D) The use of connectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The way related words are chosen to link elements of a text. 41. WHEN DOES LEXICAL COHESION OCCUR? A) When three words in a text are grammatically related. B) When words are related among them. C) When two words in a text are semantically related. D) When two words in a text aren't semantically related. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When two words in a text are semantically related. 42. Collocation is the second major type of lexical cohesion ties besides ..... ? A) Reiteration. B) Repetition. C) Superordinate. D) Synonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reiteration. 43. GENERAL WORDS ARE ..... A) A SMALL SET OF NOUNS. B) A BIG SET OF NOUNS. C) ANY WORD. D) NONE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A SMALL SET OF NOUNS. 44. Can you tell me where to stay in Phnom Penh? I've never been to the place. A) A. B) S. C) SU. D) RF. E) RP. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SU. 45. Collocation describes ..... between words that tend to co-occur. A) Products. B) Combines. C) Words. D) Associations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Associations. 46. I like swimming. This is my hobby. A) RF. B) RP. C) S. D) SU. E) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RF. 47. How many types of meronym relationships are there? A) 6. B) 5. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 48. What are content words? A) Words that refer to specific cultures. B) Words that convey grammatical structure. C) Words that lack standalone meaning. D) Words with inherent meaning, like nouns and verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Words with inherent meaning, like nouns and verbs. 49. In the sentence, "Happy" and "joyful, " which type of lexical cohesion is used? A) Meronymy. B) Synonymy. C) Repetition. D) Antonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synonymy. 50. "Car" and "vehicle" show ..... A) Meronymy. B) Antonymy. C) Hyponymy. D) Synonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synonymy. 51. THE OBJECTIVE OF REITERATION IS ..... A) Reinforce the lexical cohesion. B) Reinforce the words. C) Reinforce the sentences. D) Reinforce the meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reinforce the meaning. Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesCoherence QuizCohesion And Coherence QuizCohesive Devices QuizDiscourse Coherence QuizDiscourse Markers QuizEllipsis And Substitution QuizFour Main Cohesive Ties QuizGrammatical Cohesion Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books