This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Reference > Deixis In Discourse – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Deixis In Discourse Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify temporal deixis in: "I saw you standing there" A) I. B) Standing. C) There. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saw. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. "She was sitting over there."What's the dexis type of the word "there" ? A) Place deixis. B) Discourse deixis. C) Time deixis. D) Social deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place deixis. 5. "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. 6. 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. 7. "You're standing too close to me." -The word "me" is what kind of deixis? A) Discourse. B) Social. C) Personal. D) Spatial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personal. 8. 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. 9. They tried to hurt me, but she came to the rescue. A) Personal Deixis. B) Spatial Deixis. C) Temporal Deixis. D) Textual Deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal Deixis. 10. "Did you help me to do the laundry, honey?""Honey" refers to? A) Temporal deixis. B) Person deixis. C) Spacial deixis. D) Social deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social deixis. 11. 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. 12. A. You look about fifteen.B. Is that meant to be a compliment? A) Personal Deixis. B) Spatial Deixis. C) Temporal Deixis. D) Textual Deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Textual Deixis. 13. What is the potential ambiguity concerning the pronoun 'we'? A) There is an exclusive 'we' => speaker plus others, excluding theaddressee. B) An inclusive 'we' => speaker and addressee involved. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. How many types of deixis? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 17. 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. 18. Here is a good spot; it is too sunny over there. A) Personal Deixis. B) Spatial Deixis. C) Temporal Deixis. D) Textual Deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spatial Deixis. 19. He had gone. A) Personal Deixis. B) Spatial Deixis. C) Temporal Deixis. D) Textual Deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal Deixis. 20. What kind of deixis is present in "those kids over there" ? A) Distal deixis. B) Social deixis. C) Temporal deixis. D) Discourse deixis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distal deixis. 21. 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. 22. "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. 23. "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. 24. 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. 25. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDeixis In Discourse Quiz 1Deixis In Discourse Quiz 2Deixis In Discourse Quiz 3Deixis In Discourse Quiz 4Deixis In Discourse Quiz 5Deixis In Discourse Quiz 6Deixis In Discourse Quiz 8Anaphora And Cataphora QuizAnaphoric Reference QuizCataphoric Reference QuizDeixis QuizReference Devices QuizTextual Deixis Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books