This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Reference > Deixis In Discourse – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Deixis In Discourse Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How are deixis and indexicality related in the domain of pragmatics? A) They have no relationship to each other. B) Deixis is used in written language while indexicality is used in spoken language. C) Deixis refers to pronouns while indexicality refers to verbs. D) They both involve the use of context to interpret meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They both involve the use of context to interpret meaning. 2. He finished the race in only 10 minutes. ( This) set a new world record. A) Personal deixis. B) Spatial deixis. C) Temporal deixis. D) Discourse deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discourse deixis. 3. What does implicature refer to? A) Literal interpretation. B) Explicitly stated meaning. C) Contextual ambiguity. D) Implied meaning not stated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Implied meaning not stated. 4. They tried to hurt me, but he came to the rescue.The highlighted word refers to A) Pesonal deixis. B) Spatial deixis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pesonal deixis. 5. "He stared at her for a long time and then turned to the right and continued driving"The highlighted word refers to? A) Textual deixis. B) Spatial deixis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spatial deixis. 6. "Here" is an example of: A) Proximal spatial deixis. B) Distal temporal deixis. C) Distal person deixis. D) Proximal temporal deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proximal spatial deixis. 7. Spatial deixis is used to indicate time. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. "My professor Albert is really knowledgeable"What is My Professor refers to? A) Personal Deixis. B) Textual Deixis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal Deixis. 9. I am here. A) Personal Deixis. B) Spatial Deixis. C) Temporal Deixis. D) Textual Deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spatial Deixis. 10. "Your Majesty" is a form of social deixis. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. ..... depends on the location of the speaker. A) Spatial deixis. B) Temporal deixis. C) Person deixis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spatial deixis. 12. They attended the New York Fashion Week last year. Last Year refers to? A) Personal Deixis. B) Temporal Deixis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal Deixis. 13. First and second person pronouns are deictic. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Which of the following is an example of time deixis? A) Here. B) That. C) This. D) Tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tomorrow. 15. Words like "this, " "that, " "these, " and "those" may be spatial, discourse, or social deixis depending on context. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Discourse deixis refers to things in the environment, like "behind the curtain." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Deixis is a term that refers to pointing via language. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Which is temporaldeictic expressions? A) Today. B) There. C) You, I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Today. 19. What type of reference refers to the success of the act of reference that does not depend on the individual features, only the class? A) Definite. B) Indefinite. C) Generic. D) Locative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indefinite. 20. Now nobody could escape to the West; East Germans were truly prisoners of their own country. The Berlin Wall separated families and ruined people's lives. The word is refering to ..... A) Germany. B) Berlin. C) Germans. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germans. 21. "I'll do that later." -What type of deixis is "later" ? A) Spatial deixis. B) Temporal deixis. C) Personal deixis. D) Proximal deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal deixis. 22. Which sentence contains social deixis? A) He is sitting over there. B) I'll see you tomorrow. C) Good morning, Professor. D) This book is interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Good morning, Professor. 23. ..... reference is the use of a word or a group of words which refer back to another part of the text. A) Anaphoric. B) Cataphoric. C) Exphoric. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphoric. 24. "Whenever I see John, he wears that same coat." He and That refers to? A) Temporal deixis and Personal deixis. B) Personal deixis and Spatial Deixis. C) Temporal deixis and Spatial deixis. D) Spatial deixis and Social deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal deixis and Spatial Deixis. 25. "Whenever I see John, he wears that same coat"He and That refers to? A) Temporal and Personal deixis. B) Personal and Spatial Deixis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal and Spatial Deixis. 26. Let's go to the cinema. A) Exclusive. B) Inclusive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inclusive. 27. "Let's go there after lunch." -Identify the deixis in "there." A) Temporal deixis. B) Distal deixis. C) Spatial deixis. D) Proximal deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spatial deixis. 28. Provide an example of time deixis. A) I will call you tomorrow. B) We will meet at noon. C) Next week, we will start a new project. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I will call you tomorrow. 29. "Come home!" is used to mark movement towards the speaker. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Which of the following is an example of social deixis? A) The results will be announced tomorrow. B) The conference will be held there. C) Good afternoon, Sir. D) I would appreciate it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Good afternoon, Sir. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDeixis In Discourse Quiz 1Deixis In Discourse Quiz 2Deixis In Discourse Quiz 4Deixis In Discourse Quiz 5Deixis In Discourse Quiz 6Anaphora And Cataphora QuizAnaphoric Reference QuizCataphoric Reference QuizDeixis QuizReference Devices QuizTextual Deixis Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books