This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Reference > Deixis – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Deixis Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In English, how is ellipsis typically handled compared to Russian? A) It is used only in poetry. B) It is used more frequently. C) It is rarely used. D) It is always avoided. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is rarely used. 2. Which of the following is a deictic expression? A) A. Happiness. B) B. Here. C) C. Quickly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Here. 3. Which of the following is an incorrect use of the pronoun 'one'? A) Using it with a limiting definition. B) Using it to refer to an abstract concept. C) Using it in a passive voice context. D) Using it to replace a countable noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using it in a passive voice context. 4. How many SPATIAL deixes are there in this sentence?"I am looking at those clouds over there." A) 1. B) 3. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 5. I flew there last week for a quick visit. A) Spatial Deixis. B) Personal Deixis. C) Temporary Deixis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporary Deixis. 6. We booked into this hotel last night; I think it arrives tomorrow. A) Temporary Deixis. B) Personal Deixis. C) Spatial Deixis. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temporary Deixis. 7. He started to get angry and cursed at her. This made me very angry. "This" refers to? A) Person Deixis. B) Spatial Deixis. C) Temporal Deixis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spatial Deixis. 8. Speaker and addressee included A) Exclusive '' we". B) Inclusive "we". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inclusive "we". 9. What type of deictic expression is used in this sentence?"Those girls are giving out flyers." A) Pure spatial. B) Impure person. C) Impure spatial. D) Pure person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impure spatial. 10. "We need to do something about climate change before it's too late!"Is the pronoun "we" in this conversation deictic? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 11. Which of the following is an example of a demonstrative pronoun in English? A) He. B) This. C) One. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This. 12. Utterance are easily understood by the people are present, but may need a translation for someone not right there A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. -Mi a baba neve?-Boti. A) Anafora. B) Katafora. C) Deixis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Katafora. 14. What is a cocoon? A) A tool for weaving. B) A place to trade silk. C) A soft covering made by silkworms. D) A type of cloth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A soft covering made by silkworms. 15. He went shopping A) Personal deixis. B) Spatial deixis. C) Temporal deixis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temporal deixis. 16. What type of leadership did Igbo villages have? A) Kings ruled all tribes. B) Mayors led each town. C) Elders made decisions. D) Presidents were elected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elders made decisions. 17. Jake takes his teacher by the hand, walks to the cupboard, and points upward A) This is an example of intentional communication. B) This is an example of non-intentional communication. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is an example of intentional communication. 18. Which pronoun is used for first-person plural deixis? A) A. We. B) B. You. C) C. He. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. We. 19. Why did villagers hope for a good silk harvest? A) To win prizes. B) To pay debts and buy food. C) To go to school. D) To travel abroad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To pay debts and buy food. 20. Deictic expressions are used by the speaker to refer to or identify entities in both ..... situations. A) Non-linguistic and linguistic. B) Direct and indirect. C) Distant and current. D) Financial and political. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct and indirect. 21. Identify the person deixis in this sentence:They will meet us at the park. A) A. They. B) B. Us. C) C. Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. Both a and b. 22. How many kinds of deixis in this sentence?"I love you to the moon and back" A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 23. What is meant by foreign control in the story? A) Chinese people owning factories. B) Villagers going abroad. C) Other countries influencing local businesses. D) Local leaders controlling farms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Other countries influencing local businesses. 24. Which pronoun is commonly used in English as a deictic means? A) Which. B) Who. C) One. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One. 25. What does the phrase 'the one' indicate? A) A specific referent. B) An indefinite object. C) A plural noun. D) A general concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A specific referent. Next →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesDeixis Quiz 2Deixis Quiz 3Deixis Quiz 4Deixis Quiz 5Anaphora And Cataphora QuizAnaphoric Reference QuizCataphoric Reference QuizDeixis In Discourse QuizReference Devices QuizTextual Deixis Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books