This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Advanced > Lexical Semantics – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Lexical Semantics Quiz 4 (8 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Define plesionyms A) Plesionyms differ in meaning entirely. B) Plesionyms differ in meaning, but sound the same. C) Plesionyms differ in meaning slightly. D) Plesionyms are pronounced differently, but have the same meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plesionyms differ in meaning slightly. 2. When we encounter two or more words with the same form and related meanings, we have what is technically known as ..... A) Hyponymy. B) Homonymy. C) Polysemy. D) Meronymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polysemy. 3. Boundaries separating polysemy from homonymy and underspecification are ..... A) Clear. B) Spiritual. C) Fuzzy. D) Non-negotiable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fuzzy. 4. Choose a pair of gradable antonyms: A) Gas-solid. B) Push-pull. C) Dead-alive. D) True-false. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gas-solid. 5. You are analysing the headline "City opens new arms to refugees." Which statement best accounts for the semantic interpretation? A) "Arms" is homonymous with 'weapons' and 'limbs', creating deliberate ambiguity. B) "Arms" here activates a metaphorical polysemous sense of 'embrace/support'. C) "Arms" functions as an antonym of 'refuse'. D) The headline contains no lexical relation of note. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Arms" here activates a metaphorical polysemous sense of 'embrace/support'. 6. Select the correct semantic relationship of the following example:I am allergic to dairy. There is milk in my glass. A) Inclusion. B) Converseness. C) Paraphrase. D) Entailment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inclusion. 7. Explain the purpose of language dictionaries like WordNet. A) To translate words into different languages. B) The purpose of language dictionaries like WordNet is to provide structured information about words, including their meanings, relationships, and usage. C) To serve as a grammar guide for writing. D) To provide a list of synonyms only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The purpose of language dictionaries like WordNet is to provide structured information about words, including their meanings, relationships, and usage. 8. ..... is the morphological process of forming a new word by attaching a bound morpheme to the end of a free morpheme. A) Suffixation. B) Inflection. C) Affixation. D) Prefixation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suffixation. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesLexical Semantics Quiz 1Lexical Semantics Quiz 2Lexical Semantics Quiz 3Case Marking QuizCase System QuizFunctional Grammar QuizIdeational Metafunction QuizInterpersonal Metafunction QuizLexical Grammar QuizLexical Relations QuizLexical Resource QuizMaterial Processes QuizMental Processes QuizMorphology QuizNoun Phrase Structure QuizProbability Models QuizProcess Types QuizReciprocal Trigonometric Functions QuizSemantic Fields QuizSystemic Functional Linguistics QuizTransitivity System QuizUnderstanding Connotations QuizVerbal Functions QuizVerbal Group Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books