This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Advanced > Lexical Relations – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Lexical Relations Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is an example of a gradable antonym? A) Happy and sad. B) Tall and short. C) Dead and alive. D) Open and closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tall and short. 2. Gradable antonyms do not admit a midpoint A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. How do connotations differ from denotations in language? A) Denotation refers to the literal meaning, while connotation involves the emotional or cultural associations. B) Connotation is the primary meaning of a word. C) Denotation and connotation are identical in meaning. D) Connotation is only relevant in poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation refers to the literal meaning, while connotation involves the emotional or cultural associations. 4. "Peace" and "Piece" are ..... A) Homonyms. B) Antonyms. C) Synonyms. D) Homophones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homophones. 5. A set of words that denotes a subcategory of a more general class A) Hyponymy. B) Meronymy. C) Polysemy. D) Clines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyponymy. 6. "Furniture" and "Table" are ..... A) Hyponyms. B) Synonyms. C) Antonyms. D) Homophones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyponyms. 7. Microscopic-tiny-small-big-gigantic A) Polysemy. B) Clines. C) Homonymy. D) Homophones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clines. 8. Which of the following is an example of associative meaning? A) A snake has a long body. B) A snake is a legless reptile. C) A snake represents danger. D) A snake is found in tropical regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A snake represents danger. 9. A chain of hyponyms defines a hierarchy of elements A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Fall ..... autumn A) Synonymy. B) Antonymy. C) Hiponymy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonymy. 11. Those antonyms that are open to comparison are called ..... A) CONTRASTING. B) GRADABLE. C) OPENED. D) NOT-BOUND. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GRADABLE. 12. What does 'conceptual meaning' refer to? A) The emotional associations of a word. B) The literal dictionary definition of a word. C) The grammatical structure of a sentence. D) The sound of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The literal dictionary definition of a word. 13. Some words seem to have more than one antonym A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Sport / tennis A) Metonymy,. B) Hyponyms. C) Polysemy. D) Synonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyponyms. 15. Head (Upper part of human body)-Head (highest position in an organization) A) Polysemy. B) Homonymy. C) Hyponymy. D) Homophones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polysemy. 16. The word OVER, may have different meaning according to the context. This phenomenon is known as: A) Meronymy. B) Metonymy. C) Polysemy. D) Homonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polysemy. 17. Conceal-cover A) Antonym. B) Synonym. C) Polysemy. D) Homonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synonym. 18. What is the role of implicature in communication? A) Implicature refers to the literal meaning of words. B) Implicature is the implied meaning that is understood in context. C) Implicature is only relevant in written texts. D) Implicature has no significance in everyday conversations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implicature is the implied meaning that is understood in context. 19. An example of a pair of words whose lexical synonymy differs in connotation is ..... A) PRETTY/ BEAUTIFUL. B) TEACHER/ PROFESSOR. C) QUACK/DOCTOR. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) QUACK/DOCTOR. 20. What are gradable antonyms? Give an example. A) 'big' and 'small'. B) 'light' and 'heavy'. C) An example of gradable antonyms is 'hot' and 'cold'. D) 'fast' and 'slow'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An example of gradable antonyms is 'hot' and 'cold'. 21. Prototype can be defined as A) The first thought that comes to your mind when hearing a specific category. B) Two forms with opposite meanings. C) The word meaning has many meanings. D) Two or more words with very closely related meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first thought that comes to your mind when hearing a specific category. 22. Married/single A) Synonymy. B) Antonymy. C) Hyponymy,. D) Homophony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonymy. 23. Define non-gradable antonyms and provide an example. A) Big and small. B) Hot and cold. C) Happy and sad. D) Dead and alive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dead and alive. 24. Meong is a Sphinx.Meong is a cat.The word "Sphinx" is ..... A) HYPONYM. B) HYPERNYM. C) SUPERORDINATE. D) SYMETRICAL RELATIONSHIP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HYPONYM. 25. The relation between "pupil" and "student" is an example of ..... A) WORD-SYNONYMY. B) SENSE-SYNONYMY. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SENSE-SYNONYMY. 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