A CHECK UP TEST ON ENGLISH SEMANTICS Time allowed: 30’ Choose the correct answer by putting a tick on the space for one of the letters ABCD on your answer sheet Please do not write anything in this reading paper 1. Which of the following DOES NOT HAVE the correct entailment? a. Bill didn’t see a flower entails Bill didn’t see a rose. b. Bill didn’t see a person entails Bill didn’t see a boy. c. Bill didn’t see a boy entails Bill saw a person. d. Bill didn’t see a rectangular entails Bill didn’t see a square. 2. Which of the following involves different possible things that the same expression may refer to? a. sense b. variable reference c. constant reference d. no reference 3. Which of the following HAVE the correct entailment? a. Bill saw a flower entails Bill saw a rose. b. Bill didn’t see a rose entails Bill didn’t see a flower. c. Bill didn’t see a rose entails Bill saw a sunflower. d. Bill saw all flowers entails Bill saw a rose. 4. Which of the following is the contradiction sentence? a. That bachelor is an innocent man. b. That bachelor is not human being. c. That bachelor is never married. d. That bachelor is male. 5. Which of the following expressions of the sentence: The present Prime Minister of Viet Nam is Nguyen Tan Dung has constant reference? a. Nguyen Tan Dung b. Viet Nam c. the present Prime Minister d. a and b
A CHECK - UP TEST ON ENGLISH SEMANTICS Time allowed: 30’ Choose the correct answer by putting a tick on the space for one of the letters ABCD on your answer sheet * Please not write anything in this reading paper Which of the following DOES NOT HAVE the correct entailment? a Bill didn’t see a flower entails Bill didn’t see a rose b Bill didn’t see a person entails Bill didn’t see a boy c Bill didn’t see a boy entails Bill saw a person d Bill didn’t see a rectangular entails Bill didn’t see a square Which of the following involves different possible things that the same expression may refer to? a sense b variable reference c constant reference d no reference Which of the following HAVE the correct entailment? a Bill saw a flower entails Bill saw a rose b Bill didn’t see a rose entails Bill didn’t see a flower c Bill didn’t see a rose entails Bill saw a sunflower d Bill saw all flowers entails Bill saw a rose Which of the following is the contradiction sentence? a That bachelor is an innocent man b That bachelor is not human being c That bachelor is never married d That bachelor is male Which of the following expressions of the sentence: The present Prime Minister of Viet Nam is Nguyen Tan Dung has constant reference? a Nguyen Tan Dung b Viet Nam c the present Prime Minister d a and b Which of the following is NOT independent of circumstance or particular occasions or topic of conversation? a sense b variable reference c constant reference d extension Which of the following utterances would be the most inappropriate ? a Please get me a cup of coffee b Please bring me a cup of coffee c Please take a cup of coffee d Please go to me with a cup of coffee Which of the underlined expressions in the sentence “Barrack Obama is the elected president of the United States of America” are referring expressions? a Barrack Obama b the elected president of the United States of America c is d a & b Which of the following is an example of the statement? Some sentences which not contain ambiguous words can be ambiguous a Yesterday a 14th century chair was bought by a dealer with a beautifully carved wooden leg b He gave her a gold ring yesterday c He is really so kind to me d I sawed a rotten branch of the ash tree in my garden 10 Which of the following pairs are NOT gradable antonyms? a beautiful - ugly b far - near c deep - shallow d parent – off-spring 11.Which of the following is the case of sense relation of the pair father – dad? a dialectal synonyms b semantic synonyms c stylistic synonyms d none of the above 12 The predicate afraid used in the sentence John was afraid of this spider is a b c d one-place predicate two place-predicate three-place predicate none of the above 13 Which of the following can be true or false? a sentence b utterance c proposition d all of the above 14 Which of the following is NOT a generic sentence? a A bear never eats the dead body b A bear is the animal that typically hibernates during winter c A bear sleeps almost during a winter d A bear is sucking honey from the bee nest 15 Which of the following is an example of the statement: Some sentences which contain ambiguous words are ambiguous a The chicken is ready to eat b You’re so kind to me c The cranes were transported by the ship d Fred said that he would pay me on Thursday 16 The expression one of the greatest playwrights in English Literature in the sentence William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest playwrights in English Literature is a constant reference b a referring expression c never refers to different things or person d a & b 17 Which of the following pairs are hyponym - superordinate? a daisy - sun flower b loyal – virtue c give - take d steal – borrow 18 Which of the following sentences indicating an orientation towards the speaker? a Please take some warm clothes with you b Please bring some warm clothes with you c Please come here with some warm clothes d b & c 19 Which of the following pairs are paraphrases? a Tom loaned money from ABC Bank ABC Bank loaned money to Tom b John and Mary are twins Mary and Tom are twins c Room 101 is above this room Room 101 is below this room d Bill killed Tom Tom died 20 Which of the following is the synthetic sentence? a Bachelors are male b Bachelors are not reptiles c Bachelors are not human being d Bachelors are lonely 21 Which of the following describes the relation between (A) and (B) (A) Fester regretted that he borrowed me dollars (B) I lent dollars to Fester a (A) and (B) are paraphrases b (A) entails (B) c (A) presupposes (B) d a and b 22 Which of the following pairs are NOT gradable antonyms? a worse than – better than b hot – cold c ugly – beautiful d near – far 23 Which of the following underlined is an example of referring expression? a Mother to child: If you don’t behave properly, I’ll report this to your nanny, boy b Mother to child: This dog will not bite you, son c Mother to child: The air – goddess will come in your dream d Mother to child: Don’t touch that barking dog because he may bite you 24 Which of the following is the case of polysemy? a fast (quickly) and fast (not eat) b punch (hit with a fist) and punch (a kind of strong alcoholic drink) c head (body part) and head (hit with the head) d ball (round object) and ball (dance) 25 The underlined in “Please open the door” is: a deixis b constant reference c predicator d variable reference 26 The pair unmarried and married are binary antonyms because a both of them can combine with very b between them exhaust all the relevant possibilities c both of them can be used in comparison construction d all of the above mentioned 27 Which of the following expressions can be proposition? a My sick cat that is lying on the armchair over there b John Lennon who was assassinated in 1980 by a madman c A man is walking along the street d A lovely cat (not understood as an elliptical sentence) 28 Which of the following refer to the thing or person being talked about in the context of the utterance? a variable reference b extension c sense d none of the above 29 Which of the following is incorrect? a Analyticity is a sense property of a predicate b Contradiction is a sentence which is always false c Syntheticity is a sense property of an individual sentence d Analyticity is a sentence which is always true 30 Which of the following pairs of expressions binary? a borrow - lend b give - take c conceal - reveal d evergreen - deciduous 31 Which of the following is the case of homonymy? a row (line) and row (argument) b fork (of a road) and fork (a tool) c branch (of science) and branch (of a tree) d neck (body part) and neck (of a bottle) 32 Which of the underlined is the argument of a simple sentence? a This dog will not bite you, son b This dog will not bite you, son c This dog will not bite you, son d This dog will not bite you, son 33 Which of the following expressions of the sentence Osama bin Laden is hiding in Afghanistan is the constant reference? a Osama bin Laden b Afghanistan c hide d a and b 34 The predicates beautiful and ugly are gradable anonyms because a they describes the same relationship when mentioned in the opposite order b between them exhaust all the relevant possibilities c both of them belong to the open-ended English achievement system d these two predicates are at opposite ends of a continuous scale of values 35 Which of the following DOES NOT mention a connection of language to the world? a.extensi on b sense c reference d all of the above 36 Which of the following pairs illustrates symmetric entailment? a Mary took all the dishes and Mary stole all the plates b Mary hid all the dishes and Mary concealed all the dishes c Mary purchased all the plates and Mary bought all the dishes d both a and c 37 Which of the following is analytic? a The pentagon is six- sided b Young Juan’s pet is not a mammal c A triangle is three-sided figure d My snake is not reptile 38 Which of the following is the case of analytic sentence? a Superman is not Clark Kent b Superman is Clark Kent c Clark Kent is not Superman d Superman is Superman 39 The sentence Fred said that he would pay me on Friday is a lexically ambiguous b structurally ambiguous c an analytic sentence d all of the above 40 The word drive is an example of polysemy because a drive (of a car) and drive (of a nail) are identical in spelling b its two senses (drive a nail) and (drive a car) both contain the concept of cause sth to move c drive (of a car) and drive (of a nail) are identical in pronunciation d none of the above A CHECK - UP TEST ON ENGLISH SEMANTICS Ti me all otted : 30’ Choose the correct answer by putting a tick on the space for one of the letters ABCD on your answer sheet * Please not write anything in this reading paper Which of the following DOES NOT HAVE the correct entailment? a Bill didn’t see a flower entails Bill didn’t see a rose b Bill didn’t see a person entails Bill didn’t see a boy c Bill didn’t see a boy entails Bill saw a person d Bill didn’t see a rectangula r entails Bill didn’t see a square Which of the following involves different possible things that the same expression may refer to? a s e n s e b variable reference c constant reference d no reference Which of the following HAVE the correct entailment? a Bill saw a flower entails Bill saw a rose b Bill didn’t see a rose entails Bill didn’t see a flower c Bill didn’t see a rose entails Bill saw a sunflower d Bill saw all flowers entails Bill saw a rose Which of the following is the contradiction sentence ? a That bachelor is an innocent man b That bachelor is not human being c That bachelor is never married d That 27 Which of the following expressions can be proposition? a My sick cat that is lying on the armchair over there b John Lennon who was assassinated in 1980 by a madman c A man is walking along the street d A lovely cat (not understood as an elliptical sentence) 28 Which of the following refer to the thing or person being talked about in the context of the utterance? a variable reference b extension c sense d none of the above 29 Which of the following is incorrect? a Analyticity is a sense property of a predicate b Contradiction is a sentence which is always false c Syntheticity is a sense property of an individual sentence d Analyticity is a sentence which is always true 30 Which of the following pairs of expressions binary? a borrow lend b give - take c conceal - reveal d evergreen - deciduous 31 Which of the following is the case of homonymy? a row (line) and row (argument) b fork (of a road) and fork (a tool) c branch (of science) and branch (of a tree) d neck (body part) and neck (of a bottle) 32 Which of the underlined is the argument of a simple sentence? a This dog will not bite you, son b This dog will not bite you, son c This dog will not bite you, son d This dog will not bite you, son 33 Which of the following expressions of the sentence Osama bin Laden is hiding in Afghanistan is the constant reference ? a Osama bin Laden b Afghanistan c hide d a and b 34 The predicates beautiful and ugly are gradable anonyms because a they describes the same relationship when mentioned in the opposite order b between them exhaust all the relevant possibilities c both of them belong to the open-ended English achievement system d these two predicates are at opposite ends of a continuous scale of values 35 Which of the following DOES NOT mention a connection of language to the world? a extension b sense c reference d all of the above 36 Which of the following pairs illustrates symmetric entailment? a Mary took all the dishes and Mary stole all the plates b Mary hid all the dishes and Mary concealed all the dishes c Mary purchased all the plates and Mary bought all the dishes d both a and c 37 Which of the following is analytic? a The pentagon is six- sided b Young Juan’s pet is not a mammal c A triangle is threesided figure d My snake is not reptile 38 Which of the following is the case of analytic sentence? a Superman is not Clark Kent b Superman is Clark Kent c Clark Kent is not Superman d Superman is Superman 39 The sentence Fred said that he would pay me on Friday is a lexically ambiguous b structurally ambiguous c an analytic sentence d all of the above 40 The word drive is an example of polysemy because a drive (of a car) and drive (of a nail) are identical in spelling b its two senses (drive a nail) and (drive a car) both contain the concept of cause sth to move c drive (of a car) and drive (of a nail) are identical in pronunciation d none of the above Choose the correct answer (A, B, C, D) and then put ONE tick for each answer on the answer sheet Which of the following examples is NOT a generic sentence? A The whale is a mammal B That whale over there is not a mammal C Gentlemen prefer blondes D A wasp makes its nest in a hole in a tree Which of the following has the correct entailment? ( means “entails”) A David didn’t take a pound of apples pound of apples David didn’t steal a B John didn’t get savaged by a horse John didn’t get savaged by an animal C That was an expensive sandwich That was an expensive meal D We traveled on a small bus We traveled on a small vehicle In which of the following examples, “a man” is a referring expression? A A man was in here looking for you yesterday morning B The person who was killed by the road was not a man C Mary is not a man’s name D The first sign of the monsoon is a cloud on the horizon no bigger than a man’s hand Which of the following words normally has “constant reference”? A.The school-yard B The weekly newspaper C My bicycle D The Sun Which of the following are NOT deictic words? A dogs, cats, fish B now, there, then C I, you, we D this, that, these What is the degree of the verbal predicate “gave” in the sentence? Herod gave Salome a nice present A B C D What is the semantic role of the underlined expression of the sentence? Dane is proud of his family A predicators B referents C predicates D arguments Which of the following underlined expressions is the referring expression? (imagine normal circumstances for the following utterances ) A Alice married a Norwegian B Mary wants to marry a Norwegian C John is looking for a car D Dick believes that a man with a limp killed Bo Peep Where is the speaker? (imagine normal circumstances for the following utterance ) “Please don’t bring food into the computer room.” A In the computer room B Not in the computer room C Don’t know D B and C 10 Where is the speaker? (imagine normal circumstances for the following utterance ) “Could you take this novel into the bedroom for me?” A Don’t know B In the bedroom C Not in the bedroom 11 Which is the ambiguous sentence? D A and C A Cairo is a large city B John is the person in the corner C John’s car is red D Fast cars and motorcycles are dangerous 12 Which of the following has the correct entailment? ( means “entails”) A John saw a big mouse B D I saw a boy John saw a big animal I saw a person C.Henry chewed up all my tulips Henry chewed up all my flowers D All Rachel’s birds died All Rachel’s pets died 13 Which pair is a gradable antonym? A beautiful - ugly B dead - alive C chalk - cheese D top - bottom 14 Which pair is a binary antonym? A copper - tin B love - hate C same - different D below - above 15 Which pair of expression is a converse? A mother - child B love - hate C conceal - reveal D spring - summer 16 Which pair of sentences are paraphrases of each other? A The house was concealed by the trees The house was hidden by the trees B I ran into the house I went into the house C No one has led a perfect life Someone has led a perfect life D We’ve just bought a dog We’ve just bought something 17 Which CAPITALIZED pair of words has the same sense? A These tomatoes are LARGE/RIPE B We’ve just bought a new HOUSE/APARTMENT C Tom got a bullet wound in his HEAD/ARM D You have my PROFOUND/DEEP sympathy 18 Which sentence is analytic? A My clock is fast B Marry’s sister is eighteen years old C Marry’s eighteen- year- old sister is a girl D Tony’s wife is not British 19 Which sentence is synthetic? A My clock is a device for telling the time B Some typewriters are expensive C Tom’s wife is married D The boy is his own father’s son 20 Which sentence is contradictory? A Dogs never live more than 20 years B Cats are not animals B Bachelors are male C Birds are not vegetables 21 Which of the following sentences indicating that the speaker is NOT in the hospital? A Please bring my son to the hospital for me B Please come to the hospital with my son C Please go to the hospital with me D Please take me away from the hospital 22 Which of the following is dependent on a particular context? A sense B intension C extension D reference 23 Which word or phrase in the sentence I bought an old French dictionary is most likely to cause ambiguity? A bought B I C dictionary D old French 24 Which of the following cannot be used as a referring expression? A the B love C ugly D all of the above 25 The sentence Siblings are not relatives is? A analytic B contradictory C synthetic D none of them 26 Which of the following is the additional meanings that a word or phrase has beyond its central meaning? A intension D sense B connotation C denotation 27 Of what degree is the predicate between in the following sentence? Dundee is between Aberdeen and Edinburgh A one-place predicate B two-place predicate C three-place predicate D none of the above 28 Which of the following pairs has the same set of entailments? A John and Mary love each other Mary and John love each other B Bill killed Tom Tom died C Visiting relatives can be boring It can be boring to visit relatives D Tony loves Anne Anne loves Tony 29 Which of the following involves a set of things? A sense C extension B prototype D reference 30 Which is the best presupposition of the following sentence? I finally managed to stop smoking A I didn’t smoke B I tried giving up smoking but failed earlier C Smoking was not my favorite D It was difficult to give smoking 31 The word earth is an example of polysemy because: A Its two senses (of our planet and of soil) both contain the concept of land B Earth (of our planet) and earth (of soil) are identical in pronunciation C Earth (of our planet) and earth (of soil) are identical in spelling D None of the above 32 Which of the following is an example of metonymy? A He’s a pig B She’s the Einstein of our time C He likes me D Nixon bombed Hanoi 33 Which word or phrase in the sentence Mary took her parakeet to a small animal hospital causes ambiguity? A Mary B small animal C her parakeet D took 34 In the sentence John gave me all his money, me can be interpreted …………… A anaphorically C deictically B coreferentially D none of the above 35 Which of the following can be in a particular regional accent? A.Sentence B utterance C proposition D A and C 36 Which of the following is the contradiction? A Bachelors are lonely B Bachelors are male C Bachelors are not reptiles D Bachelors are not human being 37 Which of the following is NOT a generic sentence? A The bear never eats the dead body B The bear is the animal that typically hibernates during winter C The bear in that cage can’t swim D The bear likes honey of the bee 38 Which of the following pairs are hyponym – superordinate? A son – father B daisy – flower C give – take D kill – cause to die 39 Which of the following is an example of metonymy? A She’s a fox B That leg of table is long C She has a good ear of music D She’s a new Madonna 40 Which of the following is an example of metaphor? 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