This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Reference > Deixis In Discourse – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Deixis In Discourse Quiz 3 (48 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following adverbs indicates time deixis? A) These. B) Now. C) That. D) Here. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Now. 2. After the Soviet Union established communism in East Germany, they took over banks, farms, and industries and forced people to work for low wages. A) Anaphora. B) Cataphora. C) Exaphora. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 3. ..... (now, then, ..... ) is used to point to a time. A) Personal deixis. B) Spatial deixis. C) Temporal deixis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal deixis. 4. Deictic expressions are only used by adults. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. "The witching hour" is refering to ..... A) Personal deixis. B) Temporal deixis. C) Discourse deixis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal deixis. 6. Which of the following is NOT a type of deixis mentioned? A) Cultural deixis. B) Place deixis. C) Person deixis. D) Time deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural deixis. 7. "Whenever I see Alex, he wears that same jacket"he and that are respectively the examples of ..... A) Spatial deixis and person deixis. B) Temporal deixis and spatial deixis. C) Personal deixis and spatial deixis. D) Personal deixis and temporal deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personal deixis and spatial deixis. 8. Any linguistic form used to accomplish pointing is called a deictic expression.3 A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. How many types of deixis were presented in the findings of the study "The functions of deixis used by EFL teacher in classroom interaction" A) 4 ( social deixis, temporal deixis, spatial deixis, and person deixis). B) 3 (temporal deixis, spatial deixis, and person deixis). C) 5 (social deixis, temporal deixis, spatial deixis, discourse, and person deixis). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 (social deixis, temporal deixis, spatial deixis, discourse, and person deixis). 10. Deitic projection happens when deictic expressions are used in ways that shift deictic centre to ..... A) A.other participants. B) B.other places. C) C.listeners. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A.other participants. 11. I'll put it here later, ok?" I, here and later refer to? A) Temporal Deixis. B) Person Deixis. C) Spatial Deixis. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 12. "A young goat wanders through the open front doorA to B, observing the event in fascination:What do you think it's lookingfor?"What is the referent of "it" in the utterance? A) The goat. B) A. C) B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The goat. 13. What does place deixis indicate? A) Social relationships. B) Temporal location. C) Spatial location. D) Discourse structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spatial location. 14. Learning anaphoric reference can avoid ambiguity. Which word(s) should we use to replace the word "them" in the example below?Some famous people usually write about life lessons on Facebook, so people who follow them can learn from them. A) Life lessons. B) Famous people. C) Those lessons. D) Facebook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Those lessons. 15. Which of the following best describes the importance of deixis? A) It connects linguistic meaning with context. B) It eliminates the need for context. C) It is only relevant in written texts. D) It complicates language use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It connects linguistic meaning with context. 16. She reached out for her glasses that lay on the chair beside her bed A) Personal-temporal. B) Spatial-distal. C) Personal-spatial. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personal-spatial. 17. Define pragmatic competence. A) Understanding the literal meaning of words without considering context. B) Being able to speak multiple languages fluently. C) Knowing all the grammar rules of a language. D) Ability to use language appropriately in different social contexts and to understand and interpret implied meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ability to use language appropriately in different social contexts and to understand and interpret implied meanings. 18. Which sentence contains the proximal form of temporal deixis? A) They have been friends for 6 years. B) I will come home and have dinner then. C) She won't come to the party this evening, I guest. D) I knew you were sleeping when I knocked on the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She won't come to the party this evening, I guest. 19. I have here, dear friends of mine, the story of the adolescence of that whom you loved so much and who no longer exists. Long time I've made you wait for these pages. A) Temporal Deixis. B) Spatial Deixis. C) Personal Deixis. D) Textual Deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spatial Deixis. 20. Person deixis is used to indicate location. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. We are coming to Cebu next week. A) Personal Deixis. B) Temporal Deixis. C) Textual Deixis. D) Spatial Deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal Deixis. 22. I went shopping yesterday A) Spatial Deixis. B) Textual Deixis. C) Temporal Deixis. D) Personal Deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personal Deixis. 23. Identify temporal deixis in: "I saw you standing there" A) I. B) Standing. C) There. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saw. 24. A deictic center is a reference point in relation to which a deictic expression is to be interpreted. The deictic center is most typically the present time, location, participant role, and so forth of the ..... A) A.speaker. B) B.listener. C) C.participant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A.speaker. 25. Deictic expressions are not used by young children. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. "She was sitting over there."What's the dexis type of the word "there" ? A) Social deixis. B) Place deixis. C) Discourse deixis. D) Time deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place deixis. 27. "She is going to The Weeknd concert, but she is stuck in traffic."She is ..... A) A spatial deixis. B) A temporal deixis. C) A person deixis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person deixis. 28. Discuss the challenges in interpreting indexical expressions in cross-cultural communication. A) Lack of technology, cultural norms, and nonverbal cues. B) Differences in language, cultural norms, and nonverbal cues. C) Differences in language, cultural norms, and verbal cues. D) Similarities in language, cultural norms, and nonverbal cues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Differences in language, cultural norms, and nonverbal cues. 29. "You're standing too close to me." -The word "me" is what kind of deixis? A) Social. B) Personal. C) Discourse. D) Spatial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal. 30. Monday is a deictic word of: A) Spatial deixis. B) Temporal deixis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal deixis. 31. They tried to hurt me, but she came to the rescue. A) Temporal Deixis. B) Spatial Deixis. C) Textual Deixis. D) Personal Deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personal Deixis. 32. "Did you help me to do the laundry, honey?""Honey" refers to? A) Temporal deixis. B) Spacial deixis. C) Person deixis. D) Social deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social deixis. 33. What words are examples of temporal deixis? A) Here, there, over there, over yonder, etc. B) I, he, she, it, you, we, me, her, him, etc. C) Now, tomorrow, then, yesterday, today, etc. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Now, tomorrow, then, yesterday, today, etc. 34. A. You look about fifteen.B. Is that meant to be a compliment? A) Temporal Deixis. B) Personal Deixis. C) Textual Deixis. D) Spatial Deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Textual Deixis. 35. Deictic expressions depend on the speaker and hearer sharing the same context. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. He started to get angry and curse at her. This made me very angry.The highlighted word in this sentence refers to? A) Textual deixis. B) Temporal and Spatial deixis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Textual deixis. 37. Are "now" and "then" temporal deixis? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 38. Here is a good spot; it is too sunny over there. A) Textual Deixis. B) Temporal Deixis. C) Spatial Deixis. D) Personal Deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spatial Deixis. 39. What kind of deixis is present in "those kids over there" ? A) Distal deixis. B) Discourse deixis. C) Social deixis. D) Temporal deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distal deixis. 40. Which utterance has deictic projection? A) I have to go now. B) See you then. C) "I miss you so much" , said he. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I miss you so much" , said he. 41. "You guys" is an example of social deixis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 42. "Soon" and "next week" are temporal deixis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. They tried to hurt me, but he came to help.The highlighted words are some examples of ..... A) Spatial deixis. B) Temporal deixis. C) Personal deixis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personal deixis. 44. The term "deixis" ..... A) Refers to an utterance considered as an action, particularly with regard to its intention, purpose, or effect. B) Refers to how speakers orientate both themselves and their addressees according to the context of a conversation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refers to how speakers orientate both themselves and their addressees according to the context of a conversation. 45. What type of social deixis is shown in this sentence?I will present my report to Mr. President tomorrow. A) A. Relational social deixis. B) B. Honorific social deixis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Honorific social deixis. 46. Deictic expressions being "away from speaker" like "there, that, then" are called ..... A) Distal terms. B) Proximal terms. C) Spatial terms. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distal terms. 47. An exclusive "we" includes speaker plus other(s), excluding addressee and an inclusive "we" includes speaker and adressee. True or False? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. "They are going to meet us over there." -What type of deixis is "there" ? A) Spatial. B) Proximal. C) Discourse. D) Personal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spatial. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDeixis In Discourse Quiz 1Deixis In Discourse Quiz 2Anaphora And Cataphora QuizAnaphoric Reference QuizCataphoric Reference QuizDeixis QuizReference Devices QuizTextual Deixis Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books