Quiz: Lexicology Quiz


Lexicology QuizOnline version Test your lexicology knowledge by DAVID CENTENO 1 21. What does the idiom break the ice mean? a B) To start a conversation in a social situation b D) To end a friendship c A) To literally break ice 2 22. What does the idiom hit the sack mean? a B) To go to bed b D) To quit a job c A) To fight with someone 3 23. Which of the following is an idiomatic expression? a C) Spill the beans b A) Laptop c D) Teacher 4 24. The idiom piece of cake means: a B) Something very difficult b D) A celebration c A) Something very easy 5 25. The idiom costs an arm and a leg means: a D) It is dangerous b A) It is very cheap c B) It is very expensive 6 1. Which of the following is an example of derivation? a B) Laptop b D) Kindergarten c A) Happiness (happy + -ness) 7 2. The word blackboard is an example of: a B) Compounding b A) Conversion c D) Inflection 8 3. Which process creates the word brunch (breakfast + lunch)? a C) Blending b A) Borrowing c D) Conversion 9 4. Which following is an example of conversion? a B) Cat → cats b D) Internet c A) To email → an email 10 5. Which is NOT a word formation process? a A) Compounding b B) Borrowing c C) Syntax 11 11. The English word ballet comes from: a B) German b C) French c A) Spanish 12 12. The word patio was borrowed from: a C) Spanish b B) German c A) French 13 13. Which of the following words is a loanword? a B) Kindergarten b A) Laptop c D) Unkind 14 14. Borrowing enriches a language mainly by: a B) Expanding vocabulary b D) Simplifying phonetics c A) Adding new grammar rules 15 15. Which is an example of a calque (loan translation)? a A) Skyscraper → rascacielos (Spanish) b D) Internet c B) Ballet 16 16. The words bank (river bank / financial bank) illustrate: a D) Compounding b A) Homonymy c B) Polysemy 17 17. The words case (legal case / phone case) illustrate: a D) Derivation b B) Polysemy c A) Homonymy 18 18. Which of the following is an example of polysemy? a D) Ballet b A) Run (to jog / to manage a company) c B) Case (iPhone case / legal case)

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21. What does the idiom break the ice mean?

a

B) To start a conversation in a social situation

b

D) To end a friendship

c

A) To literally break ice

2

22. What does the idiom hit the sack mean?

a

B) To go to bed

b

D) To quit a job

c

A) To fight with someone

3

23. Which of the following is an idiomatic expression?

a

C) Spill the beans

b

A) Laptop

c

D) Teacher

4

24. The idiom piece of cake means:

a

B) Something very difficult

b

D) A celebration

c

A) Something very easy

5

25. The idiom costs an arm and a leg means:

a

D) It is dangerous

b

A) It is very cheap

c

B) It is very expensive

6

1. Which of the following is an example of derivation?

a

B) Laptop

b

D) Kindergarten

c

A) Happiness (happy + -ness)

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2. The word blackboard is an example of:

a

B) Compounding

b

A) Conversion

c

D) Inflection

8

3. Which process creates the word brunch (breakfast + lunch)?

a

C) Blending

b

A) Borrowing

c

D) Conversion

9

4. Which following is an example of conversion?

a

B) Cat → cats

b

D) Internet

c

A) To email → an email

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5. Which is NOT a word formation process?

a

A) Compounding

b

B) Borrowing

c

C) Syntax

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11. The English word ballet comes from:

a

B) German

b

C) French

c

A) Spanish

12

12. The word patio was borrowed from:

a

C) Spanish

b

B) German

c

A) French

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13. Which of the following words is a loanword?

a

B) Kindergarten

b

A) Laptop

c

D) Unkind

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14. Borrowing enriches a language mainly by:

a

B) Expanding vocabulary

b

D) Simplifying phonetics

c

A) Adding new grammar rules

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15. Which is an example of a calque (loan translation)?

a

A) Skyscraper → rascacielos (Spanish)

b

D) Internet

c

B) Ballet

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16. The words bank (river bank / financial bank) illustrate:

a

D) Compounding

b

A) Homonymy

c

B) Polysemy

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17. The words case (legal case / phone case) illustrate:

a

D) Derivation

b

B) Polysemy

c

A) Homonymy

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18. Which of the following is an example of polysemy?

a

D) Ballet

b

A) Run (to jog / to manage a company)

c

B) Case (iPhone case / legal case)

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Lexicology QuizOnline version

by DAVID CENTENO

21. What does the idiom break the ice mean?

22. What does the idiom hit the sack mean?

23. Which of the following is an idiomatic expression?

24. The idiom piece of cake means:

25. The idiom costs an arm and a leg means:

1. Which of the following is an example of derivation?

2. The word blackboard is an example of:

3. Which process creates the word brunch (breakfast + lunch)?

4. Which following is an example of conversion?

5. Which is NOT a word formation process?

11. The English word ballet comes from:

12. The word patio was borrowed from:

13. Which of the following words is a loanword?

14. Borrowing enriches a language mainly by:

15. Which is an example of a calque (loan translation)?

16. The words bank (river bank / financial bank) illustrate:

17. The words case (legal case / phone case) illustrate:

18. Which of the following is an example of polysemy?

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