This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Theme And Rheme – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Theme And Rheme Quiz 1 (32 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. . Identify the Theme in the following sentence: "Yesterday, the students presented their final projects." A) Yesterday. B) The studenrts. C) Presented. D) Their final projects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yesterday. 2. In the sentence "To live with her is hard, " what revision best illustrates extraposition? A) It was her who's hard. B) It is hard to live with her. C) Living with her hard. D) Her is hard to live with. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is hard to live with her. 3. Rheme refers to ..... A) Information already known to the listener. B) The part of the clause that develops the Theme. C) The element that always appears at the beginning of a clause. D) A device used to link paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The part of the clause that develops the Theme. 4. In this sentence, which option shows the discourse participant?We are sure that the results will show a higher percentage. A) We. B) Sure. C) Results. D) Percentage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We. 5. "It was Sarah who cleaned the room." is an example of: A) Wh-cleft. B) It-cleft. C) Passive voice. D) Extraposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It-cleft. 6. Why might a writer front a circumstantial adjunct of time/place like "In London last year ..... "? A) To highlight the grammatical subject as new information. B) To establish a temporal or spatial frame that organises the subsequent discourse. C) To initiate a cohesive lexical chain that will be repeated in later sentences. D) To avoid competition with textual and interpersonal Themes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To establish a temporal or spatial frame that organises the subsequent discourse. 7. In "There was nothing wrong, nothing at all, " what function does the existential clause serve? A) Description. B) Prediction. C) Complaint. D) Reassurance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reassurance. 8. What is the theme in a clause? A) The action performed by the subject. B) The starting point that represents the topic or what the clause is about. C) The final word of the clause. D) The part of the clause that provides new information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The starting point that represents the topic or what the clause is about. 9. What is the main function of cleft sentences (it-cleft and wh-cleft) in terms of Theme-Rheme structure? A) They simplify sentence structure by removing Rheme. B) They help emphasize certain information by restructuring Theme-Rheme order. C) They always place the subject at the end of the sentence. D) They make the clause grammatically incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They help emphasize certain information by restructuring Theme-Rheme order. 10. In the sentence 'The dog chased the ball, ' what is the rheme? A) The dog. B) Chased. C) The ball. D) The dog chased. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ball. 11. In the sentence 'The cat is sleeping on the mat, ' what is the theme? A) On the mat. B) Is. C) Sleeping. D) The cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cat. 12. Which of the following sentences has the Rheme introducing new information? A) My brother, who is a teacher, lives in Hanoi. B) The dog barked loudly. C) The new system was installed yesterday. D) The book on the table is very old. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The new system was installed yesterday. 13. Well, I think this theory is quite complex.Well is ..... A) Textual Theme. B) Topical Theme. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Textual Theme. 14. In the sentence "My sister plays the guitar, " which part is the Theme? A) Sister plays. B) The guitar. C) Plays the guitar. D) My sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My sister. 15. Which clause is an example of existential there structure? A) There can I be. B) There the cat sat. C) There is a book on the table. D) There she goes again. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is a book on the table. 16. In Systemic Functional Linguistics, Theme is defined as ..... A) The new information in a clause. B) An element that is always the grammatical subject. C) The point of departure of the message in a clause. D) The part of a clause functioning as the predicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The point of departure of the message in a clause. 17. What is the rheme in a clause? A) The part of the clause that introduces the topic. B) The part of the clause that provides new or additional information about the theme. C) The subject of the clause. D) The starting point of the clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The part of the clause that provides new or additional information about the theme. 18. A Theme consisting of conjunctions or continuatives is called ..... A) Topical theme. B) Marked theme. C) Interpersonal theme. D) Textual theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Textual theme. 19. In the sentence 'In the park children are playing joyfully, ' what is the theme? A) Children. B) In the park. C) Playing joyfully. D) Are playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Children. 20. In the sentence 'The sky is clear and blue, ' what is the rheme? A) Clear. B) The sky. C) Is. D) Clear and blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clear and blue. 21. Which Theme progression is shown in these sentences: "Anna got a new job. The job pays well." A) Zig-zag pattern. B) Constant Theme. C) Split Rheme. D) Linear Progression. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linear Progression. 22. In the sentence 'The sun is shining brightly, ' what is the rheme? A) Is shining. B) The sun is shining. C) Brightly. D) The sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brightly. 23. More than one Textual Theme may occur in a single clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. When a negative adverb such as "never" is placed in the initial position, what grammatical effect does this fronting create? A) It triggers subject-auxiliary inversion, giving the clause a marked, emphatic tone. B) It deletes the auxiliary verb but keeps the normal subject-verb order. C) It forces the clause to become interrogative and requires do-support. D) It removes the need for any auxiliary or modal verb in the clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It triggers subject-auxiliary inversion, giving the clause a marked, emphatic tone. 25. "The white cat, my neighbor's pet, it's always sleeping on my car." is an example of: A) Extraposition. B) Clefting. C) Double detached Theme. D) Non-declarative clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Double detached Theme. 26. Theme is always identical to the grammatical subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. Which of the following best explains the relationship between Theme-Rheme patterns and thematic progression? A) Theme-Rheme patterns determine word choice in a sentence. B) Theme-Rheme patterns are used to express emotions and opinions. C) Theme-Rheme patterns at clause level build the foundation for thematic progression across sentences. D) Thematic progression only occurs in poetry and literary texts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme-Rheme patterns at clause level build the foundation for thematic progression across sentences. 28. Which of the following sentences has a marked Theme? A) In Japan last year, they traveled a lot. B) They traveled to Japan last year. C) The students discussed the topic. D) Many people visited the museum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In Japan last year, they traveled a lot. 29. What kind of Theme is "Merrily" in the sentence "Merrily, we roll along" ? A) Adjunct. B) Verb. C) Subject. D) Complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjunct. 30. In an unmarked declarative clause, the Theme is usually the subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. Is the highlighted phrase a discourse or disguised discourse participant?This paper will examine the impacts of fast fashion. A) Discourse Participant. B) Disguised Discourse Participant. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disguised Discourse Participant. 32. Why might a speaker choose the passive voice in a sentence? A) To highlight the agent (doer of the action). B) To make the sentence shorter. C) To place the focus on the result or receiver of the action. D) To avoid using a verb. 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