ENG509 Quiz 2 Set 4

Q1. The capacity of a word to have ------------ meaning/s is termed as polysemy.

1. unique
2. multiple
3. obscure
4. single

Correct answer: multiple

Q2. A compound word is said to be exocentric if ---------- of its units represents the properties that the word exhibits.

1. all
2. either
3. both
4. none

Correct answer: none

Q3. Which of the following is a left-headed compound?

1. Overcook
2. Playtime
3. Underestimate
4. Blackboard

Correct answer: Playtime

Q4. The main problem of lexical semantics is that the meanings of individual lexemes are highly_______.

1. ambiguous
2. derivative
3. similar
4. diverse

Correct answer: ambiguous

Q5. What is the meaning of the prefix un- in the word ‘undecidable’?

1. Half
2. Not
3. Again
4. Before

Correct answer: Not

Q6. is the process of adding a morpheme to a word to create either a different form of that word or a new word with a different meaning.

1. Splitting
2. Affixation
3. Borrowing
4. Multiplicity

Correct answer: Affixation

Q7. Which of the following is a headless compound?

1. Faintheart
2. Overcoat
3. Blackboard
4. Greenstone

Correct answer: Faintheart

Q8. Which of the following compound noun types describes ‘playtime’?

1. Verb-noun (VN)
2. Noun-noun (NN)
3. Adjective-noun (AN)
4. Preposition-noun (PN)

Correct answer: Verb-noun (VN)

Q9. What is the meaning of the prefix re- in the word ‘reorganize’?

1. Before
2. Again
3. Not
4. Half

Correct answer: Again

Q10. The capacity of a word to have multiple meanings is termed as --------------.

1. splitting
2. compounding
3. multiplicity
4. polysemy

Correct answer: polysemy