lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667 Semantics Quizzes 1
English Semantics (Đại học Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667
Câu hỏi trắc nghiệm B-learning môn Ngữ nghĩa học Week 1: Unit 1+2
1. Which of the following items are more re 昀氀 ec 琀椀 ve of speaker meaning in
the way this concept was introduced in this unit? A. Bears are mammals
B. There is no di 昀昀 erence between He rolls the carpet up and He rolls up the carpet
C. She is as cool as a cucumber
2. Which of the following items are more re 昀氀 ec 琀椀 ve of sentence meaning in
the way this concept was introduced in this unit? A. My boss is a snake B. Tigers are animals
C. She is the black sheep of the family
3. Which sentence is an example of seman 琀椀 c theory in the way this concept was introduced in this unit?
A. Unmarried means the opposite of married
B. Metals react with acid to form salts and hydrogen gas
C. Without oxygen, 昀椀 res can’t sustain themselves 4. Fill in the blank:
An u 琀琀 erance is represented by anything wri 琀琀 en between ___ , and sentence (
or part of a sentence) is represented by anything ___
A. Double quota 琀椀 on marks/ in bold
B. Double quota 琀椀 on marks/ italicized
C. Single quota 琀椀 on mark/ in bold
D. Single quota 琀椀 on mark/ italicized
5. Which of the following u 琀琀 erances are tokens of whole sentences?
A. Let’s play in the garden
B. Co 昀昀 ee or tea?
C. In the box, near the table
6. She brings him a cup of co 昀昀 ee and She brings a cup of co 昀昀 ee to him are the same sentence. A. TRUE B. FALSE
7. Which two pairs of sentences express the same proposi 琀椀
onal content? A. Mary hates John / John hates Mary
B. She drove me home/ She gave me li 昀琀 home
C. Alan murdered Tom/ Tom wasn’t murdered by Alan
D. There are 昀椀 ve candies in the box/ The box contains 昀椀 ve candies lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667
8. Which two pairs of sentences express di 昀昀 erent proposi 琀椀 onal content?
A. Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam/ Hanoi is a city of
Vietnam B. I’m full/ I’m stu 昀昀 ed
C. Will you go away? / You will go away
D. I like ice-creams/ Ice-creams are tasty
9. Choose the correct statement:
A. U 琀琀 erances can be true or false
B. Sentences can be loud or quiet
C. Proposi 琀椀 ons can be gramma 琀椀 cal or not
D. Propositons can’t be true or false
10. In which of the following, a proposi 琀椀 on is asserted? A. Is he?
B. What is the meaning of love? C. Love is life D. Watch out !
Week 2: Unit 3 – Reference and Sense
1. Which of the following contains a referent? A. She love animals B. A cat doesn’t bark
C. Her cat is a persian
2. Which of the following doesn’t contain a
referent? A. The Sun rises in the East
B. Teachers are always on 琀椀 me
C. My teacher is always on 琀椀 me
3. The expressions the Morning Star and the Evening Star have the same referent A. TRUE B. FALSE
4. The expression the queen of the United Kingdom always has constant reference A. TRUE B. FALSE
5. Which of the following has variable reference? A. Jane’s brother B. The Earth C. This pen D. Hanoi lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667
6. Which of the following has constant reference?
A. The author of Harry Po 琀
琀 er B. The best football team C. The leader of the US army 7. Fill in the blank:
The ___ of an expression is o 昀琀 en a thing or a person in the world; whereas the
___ of an expression is not a thing at all A. Reference/ sense B. Referent/ sense C. Sense/ referent D. Proposi 琀椀 on/ sense
8. Which of the following has two senses? A. Call me a cab B. Drive me home C. Pass me the salt
9. Which of the following has one sense? A. I saw her duck B. I saw the duck C. The duck was seen
10. Every expression that has meaning has sense, but not every expression has reference A. TRUE B. FALSE Week 3: Unit 4-8
1. Choose 2 op 琀椀 ons that can be used as referring expressions A. Michael B. The boy C. Above D. If
2. Which of the following contains a referring expression?
A. My sister bought a Ferrari
B. My sister loves Ferrari cars
C. There is no Ferrari in my sister’s house
3. Which of the following is an equa 琀椀 ve
sentence? A. Loch Ness is a lake B. Mary is my teacher C. Mary is not my teacher lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667 4. Fill in the blank:
In the sentence Mary took the can from the dumpster, the referring expressions: ___, the
remainder: ___, the predicator: _____
A. Mary, the can, the dumpster/ took, from/ take
B. The can, the dumpster/ took/ took
C. Mary, the can, the dumpster/ took/ take 5. Fill in the blank:
In the sentence The girl who gave me the sandwich is kind, the referring expression: ____,
the remainder: _____, the predicator: _____ A. The girl/ gave/ gave
B. The girl, the sandwich/ gave, is/ give, is
C. The girl who gave my the sandwich/ is kind/ kind 6. Which one is a two-place predicate? A. Die B. Want C. Place 7. Which one is a generic sentence? A. Hanoi is a city
B. Cats like 昀椀 sh C. A dog bit someone
8. Iden 琀椀 fy all the deic 琀椀 c words in the sentence Yesterday I took the book
from his house over there
A. Yesterday, I, the book, his house, over there
B. I, the book, his house, over there
C. Yesterday, I, the, his, there
9. Which word below has a deic 琀椀 c ingredient? A. Took B. Disc C. Look
10. Which can be a prototype of the predicate worm?
A. Animal, pointy ears, has a tail, catches rats
B. Animal, long, so 昀琀 body, no limbs,
brown C. Animal, has feather, has a beak
Week 4: Unit 4-8 (cont)
1. Which of the following is ambiguous because of the referring expression?
A. Jane cannot believe in a man
B. The man over there was not trustworthy lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667
C. It’s hard to 昀椀 nd a trustworthy man these days
2. Which of the following is an equa 琀椀 ve
sentence? A. The man in the corner is kind
B. The man in the corner is a teacher
C. The man in the corner is my teacher
3. Fill in the blank
In the sentence Jerry who lives next door is a doctor, the referring expression: ____, the
remainder: ____, the predicator: ____
A. Jerry, next door/ lives, is a doctor/ doctor
B. Jerry who lives next door/ is a doctor/ doctor
C. Jerry who lives next door/ is a/ doctor
4. Which one below is a one-place predicate? A. Sleep B. Under C. Eat
5. Which one below is a three-place predicate? A. Above B. Make C. Hate
6. The universe of discourse can be real or imaginary. A. TRUE B. FALSE
7. Which of the following is a generic sentence?
A. Pandas eat bamboo leaves
B. That panda is ea 琀椀 ng my bamboo leaves
C. My bamboo leaves are the favourite of pandas
8. Iden 琀椀 fy the deic 琀椀 c words in the sentence Your son should
leave the town now A. Your son, the, now B. The, now C. Your, the, now
9. Which one contains a de 昀椀 nite noun phrase ?
A. You should keep an eye on those people
B. The student who quit the class was punished
C. John took Lisa’s birthday gi 昀琀
10. Choose the correct statement lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667
A. Sense connects language to the world
B. Extension connects language to the world
C. Reference is independent of par 琀椀 cular occasions or u 琀琀 erance
Week 5: Unit 9- Sense proper 琀椀 es and stereotypes
1. Which of the following is an analy 琀椀 c sentence? A. Anna loves cakes
B. Cakes are made of 昀氀 our, milk, eggs
and bu 琀琀 er C. Scone is the best type of cake
2. Which of the following is a synthe 琀椀 c sentence? A. Tom cat loves 昀椀 sh B. Cats chases mouses C. That’s my cat
3. My newly bought Iphone is a digital device is a synthe 琀椀 c sentence A. TRUE B. FALSE
4. Which of the following is a contradic 琀椀 on?
A. My brother is Dave’s girl friend
B. It’s easy to climb a mountain C. Sea water is salty 5. Fill in the blank:
Queens are servants is a ____, queens are female is a _____, queens are cruel is a _____
A. Synthe 琀椀 c sentence/ analy 琀椀 c sentence/ contradic 琀椀 on
B. Analy 琀椀 c sentence/ contradic 琀椀 on/ synthe 琀椀 c sentence
C. Contradic 琀椀 on/ analy 琀椀 c sentence/ synthe 琀椀 c sentence 6. Fill in the blank:
Pointy ears: _____ of the predicate cat. Animal, pointy ears, has a tail, chases rats:
______ of the predicate cat
A. A su 昀케 cient set of condi 琀椀 ons/ a necessary condi 琀椀 on
B. A condi 琀椀 on/ a su 昀케 cient set of condi 琀椀 ons
C. A necessary condi 琀椀 on/ a su 昀케 cient set of condi 琀椀 ons
7. Which one is a necessary condi 琀椀 on of table A. Four legs B. Tall C. Wooden
8. Choose the correct statement:
A. A prototype is an object B. A stereotype is an object
C. A prototype is a list of characters lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667
9. Extension and sense pertain to all examples while prototype and stereotype pertain to typical examples A. TRUE B. FALSE
10. Which of the following is correct?
A. The stereotype of sumo: male, Japanese, thin, wrestle
B. The stereotype of bed: a piece of furniture, for sleeping, four legs
C. The stereotype of fruit: apple, banana, lemon, mango
Week 6: Sense rela 琀椀 on 1
1. Which of the following is a pair of
synonyms? A. Pre 琀琀 y/ beau 琀椀 ful B. House/ apartment C. Study/ research
2. Pollu 琀椀 on is a big problem in Hong Kong can be rewri 琀琀 en as Pollu 琀椀 on is a sizeable problem. A. TRUE B. FALSE
3. A number of old members of sta 昀昀 have le 昀琀 in recent years can be rewri
琀琀 en as A number of senior members of sta 昀昀 have le 昀琀 in recent years. A. TRUE B. FALSE
4. Which pair of sentences is the paraphrase of each
other? A. I’m her teacher / She is my lecturer
B. The cat is on the right of the dog/ The dog is on the le 昀琀 of the cat
C. I’m interested in researching/ I love researching 5. Fill in the blank:
Sta 琀椀 onery is the ______ of pen, pen is the _____ of sta 琀椀 onery A. Hyponym/ superordinate B. Superordinate/ synonym
C. Superordinate/ hyponym
6. The hyponyms of fabric are:
A. Silk, co 琀琀 on, trousers, wool
B. Silk, co 琀 琀 on,
linen C. Silk, jeans, co 琀琀 on 7. Fill in the blank:
Entailment is the rela 琀椀 on between ___ while hyponymy is the rela 琀椀 on between ___ lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667
A. Pairs of sentences/ pairs of words
B. Pairs of senses/ pairs of synonyms
C. Pairs of referents/ pairs of senses 8. Fill in the blank:
____ is not necessarily symmetric (i.e. can be one-way) while _____ is symmetric ( i.e. both ways) A. Synonymy/ hyponymy
B. Entailment/ Synonymy C. Synonymy/ entailment
9. Which of the following is correct?
A. She likes champagne entails she likes wine
B. She likes wine entails she likes champagne
C. Wine is her favourite beverage entails champagne is her favourite beverage
10. Which of the following is correct?
A. He baked a cake in his kitchen entails He baked a scone in a room
B. He baked a cake in his kitchen entails He baked a scone in his kitchen
C. He baked a scone in his kitchen entails He baked a cake in a room
Week 7: Unit 11 – Sense rela 琀椀 on 2
1. Which of the following is a pair of binary antonyms? A. Strong-weak B. Open- closed C. Generous – mean
2. Which of the following is a pair of gradable
antonyms? A. Before – a 昀琀 er B. Borrow – lend C. Sad – happy
3. Which of the following is a pair of converses? A. Near – far B. True – false C. East of – west of
4. Which of the following is correct?
A. My boss is busy at the moment is the contradic 琀椀 on of My boss is
available at the moment
B. My boss is busy at the moment is the contradictory of My boss is
available at the moment
C. My boss is busy at the moment is the contradictory of My boss is not
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5. What is the word that causes ambiguity in the case below?
For sale: an 琀椀 que desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers A. An 琀椀 que B. Legs C. Drawers
6. Which of the following is ambiguous?
A. If we get engaged to be married, will you give me a ring?
B. I waved at my friend when he passed by
C. I bought a duck at the supermarket
7. What type of ambiguity was caused in the sentence
below? In this box, I have a 10-foot snake. A. Lexical B. Structural C. Both A and B
8. Which word below is a homonym? A. Cup B. Clip C. Head
9. Which word below is a polysemous word? A. Right B. Can C. Paper
10. Which one of the following is referen 琀椀 al versa 琀椀 le? A. A: He is coming B: Dave or John? B. A: Can I have a date? B: Are you hungry? C. A: I like rose B: And I like crimson
Week 8: Chapter 4 + Chapter 5 Chap 4
1. MODUS PONENS is a rule stating that if a proposition P entails aproposition Q, and P is true, then Q is true.
A. If a proposi 琀椀 on P entails aproposi 琀椀 on Q, and P is true, then Q is false
B. If a proposi 琀椀 on P entails aproposi 琀椀 on Q, and P is true, then Q is true
C. If an aproposi 琀椀 on Q entails a proposi 琀椀 on P, and P is true, then Q is false lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667
D. If an aproposi 琀椀 on Q entails a proposi 琀椀 on P, and P is true, then Q is true
2. Which of the following arguments (i.e. logical calculations) reach logicallyvalid conclusions, and which
do not? Which argument utilizes the logicalrule ofmodus ponens?
a If Fred got an A in the course, then he must have done all the work. Freddid get an A in the course, so
therefore he didn’t do all the work.
b If Fred got an A in the course, then he must have done all the work. Fred did get an A in the
course, so therefore he must have done all the work.
c If Fred got an A in the course, then he must have done all the work. Fred did do all the work in the
course, so therefore he did get an A.
d If Fred got an A in the course, then he must not have done all the work. Fred didn’t get an A in the
course, so therefore he must not have done all the work.
3. Find one mistake in the statement: LOGIC deals with meanings in a language
system, not with actual behaviour of any sort. Logic deals most centrally with senses.
The terms ‘logic’ and ‘logical’ do not apply directly to u 琀琀 erances. A. Meanings B. Language system C. Senses D. U 琀琀 erances
4. Translate the sentence Charles the singer is living in Canada into a simple nota 琀椀 on A. cs LIVE c B. c LIVE c C. CS live C
5. Translate the sentence Dan reads a book and Jane reads a magazine into a logical nota 琀椀 on. A. d READ b j READ m B. d j READ b m
C. d READ b & j READ m
6. Which one is a well-formed formula for a simple proposi 琀椀 on? A. h SENT BOOK B. h SENT b C. h SEND b k D. h SEND BOOK m 7. The symbol expresses the meaning of: A. If B. Only C. If … then D. If and only if 8.
The symbol expresses the meaning of: A. If B. Only C. If … then D. If and only if 9. p q is equivalent to A. (p q) = (q p) lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667 B. (p q) (q p) C. (q p) (p q) D. (p q) & (q p) 10. True or False?
The linking of two propositions by produces what is called a “biconditional” A. True B. False Chap 5
11. Which one contains only one morpheme? A. Teacher B. Longer C. Father D. Builder
12. Which one is a compound word? A. Teacher B. Replay C. Revitalize D. Inside
13. What is the par 琀椀 cipant role of me in the sentence She cooked me dinner? A. Bene 昀椀 ciary B. A 昀昀 ected C. Instrument
14. What is the par 琀椀 cipant role of he in the sentence He knows Joanna because she is his sister. A. Agent B. Experiencer C. Subject
15. What is the par 琀椀 cipant role of America in the sentence America a 琀琀 acked Irag in 1991? A. Agent B. Loca 琀椀 on C. Experiencer
16. The role frame of the verb make is:
A. (AGENT) AFFECTED BENEFICIARY
B. AGENT AFFECTED (BENEFICIARY)
C. (AGENT) AFFECTED (BENEFICIARY)
17. Given below is a set of predicates.There is a predicate that does not belong to the
same natural class as all the others ( odd man out). Iden 琀椀 fy the odd man out
Autumn, winter, spring, season, summer, fall A. Fall lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667 B. Autumn C. Season
18. Which of the following statement is correct?
A. The proposi 琀椀 onal connec 琀椀 ve & corresponds roughly to if . . . then
B. The proposi 琀椀 onal connec 琀椀 ve -> corresponds roughly to if . . . then
C. The proposi 琀椀 onal connec 琀椀 ve -> corresponds roughly to and
19. Which of the following is anomalous?
A. His grandfather is a famous actress B.
Hanoi is a beau 琀椀 ful city
C. Mary tasted the apartment sold this month
20. Which of the following is a compound word? A. A 昀 琀 ernoon B. Carpenter C. Vision Week 9: Unit 21-23
1. Which of the following is a performa 琀椀 ve u 琀琀 erance?
A. I con 昀椀 rm that I’ll a 琀琀 end the
interview B. I’m so excited about the interview
C. I believe I’ll pass the interview
2. Which of the following is a consta 琀椀 ve u 琀琀 erance?
A. I condemn Jack for killing his comrade
B. I’m typing some messages to my friend
C. I warn you not to pick the 昀氀 owers
3. Which of the following is a performa 琀椀 ve verb? A. Debate B. Love C. Bet
4. Which of the following is a consta 琀椀 ve verb? A. Request B. Spit C. Order
5. Which of the following can be the perlocu 琀椀 onary e 昀昀 ect of the u 琀琀
erance: “I admit I stole your wallet” A. Asser 琀椀 ng B. Confessing lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667 C. The hearer is angry
6. What illocu 琀椀 onary act is performed by the u 琀琀 erance ‘Can I have a
salad and a medium rare steak’? A. Ordering B. Asking
C. The waiter writes down the meals
7. Which of the following performs the act of protes 琀椀 ng?
A. People queue in a long line to protest against the new regula 琀椀 ons
B. The company hasn’t increased our salary for 昀椀 ve years
C. Are you sa 琀椀 s 昀椀 ed with the pay rate of the company?
8. Which of the following is a phonic act?
A. ‘You need to say yes when the teacher calls your name’ B. ‘Yes !’
C. ‘You don’t need to say yes when the teacher calls your name’
9. Choose the correct felicity condi 琀椀 on for the act of
forgiving: A. The speaker has done something wrong to the hearer
B. The hearer has done something wrong to the speaker
C. The speaker feels guilty about what he has done
10. Which of the following is infelicitous?
A. Father to his son: ‘You should be sorry about your bad behaviors’
B. Two close friends talking to each other: ‘Can I call you by your 昀椀 rst name?’
C. Teacher to students: ‘You have done a great job’
Week 10: unit 24&25
1. Which of the following is the direct illocu 琀椀 on of the u 琀琀 erance ‘Can I have a chicken rice’? A. Ordering B. Asking C. Advising
2. Which of the following is the indirect illocu 琀椀 on of the u 琀琀 erance: A tour guide
introducing about the dinner des 琀椀 na 琀椀 on: ‘The Sea World is the best restaurant in town’? A. Asser 琀椀 ng B. Describing
C. Sugges 琀椀 ng lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667
3. Which of the following shows the act of promising as an indirect illocu 琀椀 on?
A. I’ll be there at 7 a.m
B. Can you bring me my laptop?
C. They promise not to break the laws.
4. Which of the following is a direct direc 琀椀 ve?
A. Would you mind turning o 昀昀 the loudspeakers?
B. Turn le 昀琀 and then go straight ahead
C. Going to the beach is a good choice for the summer vaca 琀椀 on
5. Which of the following is an indirect commissive?
A. I’ll be here wai 琀椀 ng for your
order B. I swear to be faithful to our
country C. I promise not to go anywhere
6. Decide if the statement is about sentence meaning or u 琀琀 erance meaning: I can’t walk
any further because these heels are killing me. A. Sentence meaning
B. U 琀琀 erance meaning
7. Which of the following is the direc 琀椀 ve illocu 琀椀 on of the proposi 琀椀
onal content: You will have a dinner with me tonight
A. Will you have a dinner with me tonight?
B. I’m thinking about a dinner at Chez Mary tonight
C. I’m easy going, any Cantonese restaurant would be perfect
8. Which of the following is the commissive illocu 琀椀 on: A student agrees to
submit the assignment within 3 days:
A. The teacher requires me to submit the assignment within 3 days
B. I’ll submit the assignment within 3 days
C. Is it possible to submit the assignment within 3 days?
9. The statement below is true or false?
We see that for an illocu 琀椀 onary act to be carried out there is no need for either
the speaker or the hearer to be referred to. A. TRUE B. FALSE
10. Which of the following is a primary illocu 琀椀 on indicator? A. John B. Let’s C. Hello
Week 11 – Unit 26&27 lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667 1. True or False?
Not all entailments are inferences, but all inferences are entailments A. TRUE B. FALSE
2. Which of the following is an implicature of ‘Don’t forget to bring your umbrella again’ ?
A. The listener always forget his
umbrella B. It’s not going to rain
C. The speaker cannot predict the weather
3. Which of the following is NOT an inference of ‘Martha ate all the fruits on the
table’ ? A. There were some fruits on the table
B. Martha likes ea 琀椀 ng fruits
C. Somebody ate the apples on the table
4. Which of the following is an idiom?
A. We will swear loyalty to the crown
B. The pen is migh 琀椀 er than the sword
C. Cat got your tongue?
5. Which of the following is a
metaphor? A. Beauty is only skin deep
B. He loves giving someone a hand
C. Laughter is the best medicine
6. Which of the following is an orienta 琀椀 onal metaphor?
A. She will rise to the top
B. I smell success in this building
C. There is a weight on my shoulder
7. Which of the following is an ontological metaphor?
A. In 昀氀 a 琀椀 on makes me sick B. He’s buried in a sea of
paperwork C. I’m feeling down
8. Which of the following use personi 昀椀 ca 琀椀 on?
A. The assignment is a tall order
B. People o 昀琀 en 昀椀 nd ideas in the library
C. The wind howled in the night
9. Which of the following is a
metonymy? A. The cup is a container B. The cup is quite tasty
C. Reading is my cup of tea lOMoAR cPSD| 40799667
10. Which of the following is a the-part-for-the-whole
metonymy? A. America doesn’t want to build walls anymore B. Money just walked in
C. We have some new faces in the class