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Semantics Test 3

This document is a test with 20 multiple choice questions about semantics. The questions cover topics like denotative meaning, connotative meaning, semantic roles, and examples analyzing the semantic roles in given sentences.

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Semantics Test 3

This document is a test with 20 multiple choice questions about semantics. The questions cover topics like denotative meaning, connotative meaning, semantic roles, and examples analyzing the semantic roles in given sentences.

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Semantics.

Test 3

Sinh viên điền đáp án chọn vào khung trả lời dưới đây
Sau khi hoàn thành bài test, SV gởi lại cho GV chấm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Choose the best answer (0.5m x 20 = 10m)


1. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The denotative meaning of a word is the meaning that the speaker wants to convey.
b. The denotative meaning of a word cannot be described in terms of a set of semantic features.
c. The denotative meaning of a word describes the speaker’s feeling, attitudes.
d. The denotative meaning of a word is the central meaning of that word found in a dictionary.
2. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The connotative meaning of a word cannot be described in terms of a set of semantic features.
b. The connotative meaning of a word describes an object, a state of affairs….
c. The connotative meaning of a word is the semantic meaning.
d. The connotative meaning of a word is the meaning listed in the dictionary.
3. Which of the following is not a term used to describe denotative meaning?
a. literal meaning b. referential meaning c. affective meaning d. descriptive meaning
4. Which of the following is not a term used to describe connotative meaning?
a. referential meaning b. social meaning c. affective meaning d. additional meaning
5. Which of the following belongs to the connotative meaning of ‘woman’?
a. generous b. female c. human d. mature
6. Which of the following belongs to the denotative meaning of ‘woman’?
a. mature b. irrational c. talkative d. devoted
7. Which of the following does not belong to the denotative meaning of ‘pig’?
a. animal b. domestic c. hairy d. stupid
8. Which of the following belongs to the denotative meaning of ‘pig’?
a. dirty b. greedy c. stupid d. hairy
9. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. The semantic role of a word is the syntactic function of that word in the sentence
b. The semantic role of a word is the role of that word towards the verb
c. The syntactic function is the grammatical function of a unit in a sentence
10. Which of the following is not a type of semantic role?
a. patient b. complement c. agent d. locative
11. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in “Covered with mud, Robert went playing
‘treat or trick’ is:
a. patient b. cause c. instrument d. stimulus
12. The semantic role performed by the underlined NP in ‘This pill can make you sleep deeply’ is____.
a. instrument b. cause c. patient d. stimulus
13. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘Water makes you feel refreshed’ is____.
a. patient b. cause c. Instrument d. stimulus
14. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘The door unlocked helped the thief enter the
house easily’ is______.
a. patient b. cause c. instrument d. stimulus

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15. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘The door opened suddenly at the first
blow of wind’ is_____.
a. instrument b. cause c. patient d. stimulus
16. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘They loaded the truck with hay’ is____.
a. cause b. locative c. instrument d. patient
17. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘Peter regretted telling her the truth’ is____.
a. experiencer b. agent c. patient d. stimulus
18. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘My brother is proud of his results’ is_____.
a. stimulus b. experiencer c. patient d. agent
19. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘The snow buried the car completely’ is____.
a. locative b. patient c. agent d. stimulus
20. The semantic role performed by the underlined part in ‘The snow melts in the afternoon’ is______.
a. cause b. temporal c. patient d. stimulus

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