Kiwi
What is the meaning of the proverb “Actions speak louder than words”?
A) Talking is important
B) What you do is more important than what you say
C) Words are powerful
D) Silence is better
B) What you do is more important than what you say
2. Which of the following is a saying?
A) Break the ice
B) The Earth revolves around the Sun
C) Photosynthesis
D) Oxygen
A) Break the ice
3. Proverbs are usually:
A) Scientific statements
B) Long explanations
C) Short traditional expressions with moral meaning
D) Random phrases
C) Short traditional expressions with moral meaning
4. Morphology studies:
A) Sentence structure
B) Word formation and structure
C) Sounds of language
D) Meaning only
B) Word formation and structure
5. In the word “unhappy”, “un-” is a:
A) Root
B) Suffix
C) Prefix
D) Stem
C) Prefix
6. The smallest meaningful unit in language is:
A) Word
B) Morpheme
C) Sentence
D) Sound
B) Morpheme
7. “-ness” in “happiness” is:
A) Prefix
B) Root
C) Free morpheme
D) Suffix
D) Suffix
8. Semasiology studies:
A) Word pronunciation
B) Word meaning
C) Grammar rules
D) Writing systems
B) Word meaning
9. Which word has a figurative meaning?
A) Table
B) Lion (for a brave person)
C) Chair
D) Book
B) Lion (for a brave person)
10. Literal meaning refers to:
A) Hidden meaning
B) Emotional meaning
C) Exact, dictionary meaning
D) Cultural meaning
C) Exact, dictionary meaning
11. Change of meaning over time is called:
A) Syntax
B) Semantic change
C) Phonetics
D) Morphology
B) Semantic change
12. What is an acronym?
A) A long sentence
B) A word formed from first letters
C) A synonym
D) A suffix
B) A word formed from first letters
13. Which is an acronym?
A) USA
B) Quickly
C) Happiness
D) Running
A) USA
14. “NASA” stands for:
A) A verb
B) A phrase
C) A shortened form using initial letters
D) A suffix
C) A shortened form using initial letters
15. Denotative meaning is:
A) Emotional meaning
B) Dictionary meaning
C) Cultural meaning
D) Hidden meaning
B) Dictionary meaning
16. Connotative meaning refers to:
A) Literal meaning
B) Emotional or associated meaning
C) Grammar meaning
D) Sound meaning
B) Emotional or associated meaning
17. The word “home” often has:
A) Only denotative meaning
B) Only scientific meaning
C) Strong connotative meaning
D) No meaning
C) Strong connotative meaning
18. A polysemantic word has:
A) One meaning
B) Many meanings
C) No meaning
D) Opposite meanings only
B) Many meanings
19. The word “head” is polysemantic because:
A) It is long
B) It has many meanings (body part, leader, etc.)
C) It is difficult
D) It is formal
B) It has many meanings (body part, leader, etc.)
20. Which is polysemantic?
A) Oxygen
B) Run
C) Triangle
D) Hydrogen
B) Run
21. Adding a prefix is called:
A) Compounding
B) Affixation
C) Conversion
D) Clipping
B) Affixation
22. “Blackboard” is an example of:
A) Affixation
B) Compounding
C) Borrowing
D) Acronym
B) Compounding
23. Changing a noun into a verb without change (e.g., “to email”) is:
A) Conversion
B) Derivation
C) Blending
D) Acronym
A) Conversion
24. A word family includes:
A) Only one word
B) Words with the same root
C) Random words
D) Only verbs
B) Words with the same root
25. The aim of studying word families is to:
A) Forget vocabulary
B) Increase vocabulary efficiently
C) Avoid grammar
D) Translate faster
B) Increase vocabulary efficiently