ENG515 Midterm Preparation by ZB

Q1. What is the primary focus of semantics?

1. Grammar
2. Meaning
3. Sound
4. Structure

Answer: B) Meaning

Q2. Which term refers to the study of word formation?

1. Syntax
2. Phonology
3. Morphology
4. Pragmatics

Answer: C) Morphology

Q3. What is a morpheme?

1. The smallest unit of sound
2. The smallest meaningful unit of language
3. A word's origin
4. The rhythm of speech

Answer: B) The smallest meaningful unit of language

Q4. What does pragmatics study?

1. Syntax rules
2. Word derivation
3. Language use in context
4. Sentence sounds

Answer: C) Language use in context

Q5. What is the difference between syntax and semantics?

1. Syntax is about word meanings; semantics is about word order
2. Syntax is about word order; semantics is about meanings
3. Both study sound patterns
4. Both study sentence rhythm

Answer: B) Syntax is about word order; semantics is about meanings

Q6. Which of the following is an example of derivational morphology?

1. Cats → Cat
2. Kind → Unkind
3. Walk → Walked
4. Play → Plays

Answer: B) Kind → Unkind

Q7. What does a phoneme represent in linguistics?

1. A meaningful word
2. A grammatical rule
3. The smallest unit of sound
4. A language structure

Answer: C) The smallest unit of sound

Q8. The study of sentence structure is called?

1. Syntax
2. Phonetics
3. Morphology
4. Semantics

Answer: A) Syntax

Q9. What is the study of language sounds called?

1. Morphology
2. Phonetics
3. Semantics
4. Syntax

Answer: B) Phonetics

Q10. Which field deals with language meaning in use?

1. Phonology
2. Pragmatics
3. Syntax
4. Morphology

Answer: B) Pragmatics

Q11. What is the term for a word that has the same pronunciation as another but a different meaning?

1. Homonym
2. Homophone
3. Synonym
4. Antonym

Answer: B) Homophone

Q12. Which branch of linguistics deals with the rules of sentence formation?

1. Syntax
2. Morphology
3. Semantics
4. Phonetics

Answer: A) Syntax