CHOOSE the correct answer

Questions 1-13. Classify the following pairs of words in terms of their types of SYNONYMY and
write the corresponding letter A-D next to the sentence number.
NB: Each letter can be used more than once.
A. semantic B. stylistic C. semantic-stylistic
D. phraseology E. territorial F. None of them
For example: 1. nice – beautiful Answer: 1-A
1. Slum-pad
2. Lift – elevator
3. Mother - mum
4. Treat – behavior
5. Talk – speak
6. Doctor – patient
7. Big – large
8. Subway – underground
9. change – alter
10. carry out – conduct (an activity)
11. journey – trip
12. pavement – sidewalk
13. baby – infant
Questions 14-16. Match each of the following adjective with the noun to make a collocation and
write the corresponding letter next to the number.
For example: 1. fatal – Answer: 1: D (a fatal accident)
14. Which of the following words cannot collocate with both ‘take’ and ‘make’
A. a suggestion B. a chance
C. a call D. an application
15. Which of the following collocations is not accurate?
A. false passport B. false assumption
C. false eyelashes D. false brother
16. Which of the following words cannot collocate with “argument”
A. excellent B. persuaded
C. convinced D. good
Questions 12-14. Determine which type of ambiguity is employed in the following sentence
NB: Each letter can be used more than once.
A. structural B. lexical C. none of the above
For example: 1. He said: “You must sit still for the present.” Answer: 1. B
17. Flying planes can be dangerous
18. I'm glad I'm a man, and so is Lola.
19. He strips the barks and leaves.

Questions 15 to 24. Choose the best answer A-D to clarify the method of meaning transference
employed in the sentence.
NB: Each letter can be used more than once.
A. metaphor B. metonymy
C. both metaphor and metonymy D. neither metaphor nor metonymy

For example: 1. He is the sun of my sky – Answer: 1. A

18. Christmas is coming up.

19. He shot down all my arguments.
20. Pass me a kleenex, please.
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21. I’ve invested a lot of time in this project.
22. Sarah enjoyed the book.
23. He shot down all my arguments.
24. The whole city will welcome this grant from the government.
25. Thanks to our efforts, China’s import and export have been moving towards the direction of greater
balance.
26. Mary is a lion.

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27. Which word-formation process is applied for the word pixel (origin: picture, element)?
A. acronym B. blending C. compounding
D. back-formation E. functional shift F. false etymology
28. What type of word formation process that is applied for the word zoo (origin: zoological garden)?
A. affixation B. coinage C. backformation
D. compounding E. functional shift F. clipping
29. Which word-formation process is applied for the word enthuse (origin: enthusiasm)?
A. acronym B. blending C. compounding
D. back-formation E. functional shift F. false etymology
30. What type of word is the word fungus?
A. simple word B. complex word C. compound word
31. How many morphemes are there in the word understanding?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
32. Which word-formation process is applied for the word breakup?
A. blending B. compounding C. backformation
D. affixation E. functional shift F. false etymology
33. How many bound morphemes are there in the word philosophy?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
34. How many morphemes are there in “This is nonsmoking room”
A. 6 B. 4
C. 5 D. none of them is correct
35. What kind of connotation is the word notorious most likely to have?
A. positive B. neutral C. negative

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 ANSWER KEY
18. A 19. B 20. B 21. A 22. B 24. B 25. A
26. A 27. F 28. F 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. B
33. C 34. A 35. C