For question 01-99, read the statements or questions about different aspects of Semantics.

1. “Doctor Jones is a butcher! Don’t trust him.” conveys __________ meaning.

a. sentence
b. speaker
c. ambiguous
2. Which of the following can be in a particular regional accent?
a. Sentences
b. Utterances
c. Propositions
d. Extension
3. How many utterances are there in the following conversation?
Sue: “Excuse me. I don’t think we’ve met. My name is Sue.”
Jack: “Nice to meet you. I’m Jack. You look like a friend of mine.”
Sue: “Really? We can become friends from today!”
a. 3
b. 5
c. 8
4. A palm tree is a __________ for someone who has lived since birth on a tropical island.
a. prototype
b. stereotype
c. context
5. A sentence that expresses the same proposition as another sentence is a __________ of that
sentence.
a. entailment
b. referent
c. paraphrase
6. The predicator in “Her book is under the chair” is __________.
a. HER BOOK
b. UNDER
c. THE CHAIR
7. The predicator in “The USA is rich” is __________.
a. THE USA
b. IS
c. RICH
8. The predicator in “This book is for Carol” is __________.
a. THIS BOOK
b. IS
c. FOR
9. The predicator in “John left Paris yesterday” is __________.
a. JOHN
b. LEAVE
c. PARIS
10. The predicator in “These tomatoes are ripe” is __________.
a. THESE TOMATOES
b. ARE
c. RIPE
11. The predicator in “David stole Alice’s car” is __________.
a. DAVID
b. STEAL
c. ALICE’S CAR
12. In the utterance, “Mary is a genius”, a genius is __________.
a. A predicate
b. A referring expression
c. Hyponymy
13. Which of the following expressions in the sentence “The Royal Scottish Museum is behind
Old College” is the predicator?
a. THE ROYAL SCOTTISH MUSEUM
b. BEHIND
c. BE
d. OLD COLLEGE
14. “The castle is at the edge of the thick forest.” The predicator is __________.
a. IS
b. AT
c. OF
15. How many referring expressions are there in the utterance: “Neil Armstrong was the first man
on the moon and became a hero”?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
16. Which of the following is not a predicate?
a. love
b. saloon
c. not
d. among
17. MEAN in “Listen more carefully, then you’ll understand who I mean” is called the __________.
a. Referent
b. Sense
c. Implication
18. In the utterance, “We are reading this page” THIS PAGE" shows a __________.
a. Reference
b. Predicate
c. Sense
19. “Gold is a precious metal” is a(n) __________ sentence.
a. Analytic
b. Synthetic
c. Contradictory
20. “That tree is an animal” is a(n) __________ sentence.
a. Analytic
b. Synthetic
c. Contradictory
21. “The cow eats grass, but it is not herbivorous” is a(n) ___________ sentence.
a. Synthetic
b. Analytic
c. Contradictory
22. “Joe Biden is a president” is a(n) __________ sentence.
a. Synthetic
b. Analytic
c. Contradictory
23. “The mammal eats meat” is a(n) __________ sentence.
a. Synthetic
b. Analytic
c. Contradictory
24. “The mammal feeds its young on milk” is a(n) __________ sentence.
a. Synthetic
b. Analytic
c. Contradictory
25. “Scholars seem to be absent-minded sometimes” is a(n) __________ sentence.
a. Opaque
b. Generic
c. Equative
26. “Shoes are made of leather” is a(n) __________ sentence.
a. Synthetic
b. Analytic
c. Contradictory
27. “Marine mammals live in water” is a(n) __________ sentence.
a. Synthetic
b. Analytic
c. Contradictory
28. “Apes are mammals, but they are not primates” is a(n) ____________ sentence.
a. Synthetic
b. Analytic
c. Contradictory
29. Which of the following sentences is equative?
a. Mary is my close friend.
b. Hochiminh city is a large city.
c. The man in the corner is not Daisy’s father
d. My aunt is holidaying in Paris.
30. Which of the following sentences is generic?
a. Americans like to eat apple pies.
b. The whales at Seaworld entertain visitors.
c. A wasp just stung me on the neck.
d. Tom is a genius.
31. RICE1 in “The farmer works on a rice field” and RICE2 in “He has rice for dinner” have the
sense relation of ____________.
a. Synonymy
b. Polysemy
c. Homonymy
32. PEN1 in “They used a pen to write the report” and PEN2 in “He drove chickens into a pen?”
have the sense relation of ____________.
a. Synonymy
b. Polysemy
c. Homonymy
33. The term BARK1 in “The bark looks like the tree is going to die” and BARK2 in “My
neighbor’s dog often barks after midnight” have the sense relation of ____________.
a. Hyponymy
b. Antonymy
c. Homonymy
34. PLANT1 in “We should plant more trees” and PLANT2 in “They will plant a flag on top of the
mountain” have the sense relation of ____________.
a. Synonymy
b. Polysemy
c. Homonymy
35. COKE1 in “Do you want a Coke?” and COKE2 in “He may need a coke to relieve the pain”
have the sense relation of ____________.
a. Synonymy
b. Polysemy
c. Homonymy
36. BED1 in “The child’s sleeping on his bed” and BED2 in “Don’t forget to water that flower bed”
have the sense relation of ____________.
a. Synonymy
b. Polysemy
c. Homonymy
37. A hyponym of POCKET is ____________.
a. SHIRT
b. COINS
c. TROUSERS
38. A hyponym of JEWELRY is ____________.
a. PRECIOUS
b. SCARF
c. ANKLET
39. A hyponym of MALE is ____________.
a. BULL
b. COW
c. CHILD
40. A hyponym of PARENT is ____________.
a. MOTHER
b. GRANDPARENT
c. CHILD
41. A hyponym of GEM is ____________.
a. RING
b. GOLD
c. RUBY
42. “Insect” is the ____________ of “cockroach”.
a. Super-ordinate
b. Synonym
c. Paraphrase
43. A superordinate term for TREE, BUSH, BIRD, ANIMAL is ____________.
a. LAKE
b. RIVER
c. FOREST
44. A superordinate term for SPADE, FORK, RAKE, SHOVEL is ____________.
a. CLEANING
b. DIGGING
c. GARDENING
45. A superordinate term for RED, BROWN, BLUE, YELLOW is ____________.
a. COLOUR
b. WARM COLOUR
c. COOL COLOUR
46. A superordinate term for PICK, HOE, TROWEL, SPADE is ____________.
a. CLEANING
b. DIGGING
c. HARVESTING
47. A superordinate term for SEAL, WHALE, OTTER, RABBIT is ____________.
a. MAMMAL
b. AQUATIC MAMMAL
c. LAND MAMMAL
48. An entailment of “Andy owns a little dog, two cats, and a rabbit” is ____________.
a. Andy loves pets
b. Andy has four pets
c. Andy keeps dogs, cats, and rabbits
49. RICH and POOR in “The man is rich/poor” are __________.
a. Gradable antonyms
b. Binary antonyms
c. Converses
50. SARDINE and TUNA in “We like to eat sardine/tuna” are __________.
a. Gradable antonyms
b. Converses
c. Multiple incompatibles
51. DEVELOPED and DEVELOPING in “The country is developed/developing” are __________
words.
a. Antonymous
b. Synonymous
c. Polysemous
52. LESSOR and LESSEE in “Peter is my lessor, not lessee” are __________.
a. Gradable antonyms
b. Binary antonyms
c. Converses
53. HEADS and TAILS in “I called heads and it came down tails” are __________.
a. gradable antonyms
b. binary antonyms
c. converses
54. BIGGER and SMALLER in “I need a bigger/smaller T-shirt” are __________.
a. gradable antonyms
b. binary antonyms
c. converses
55. SOFT and HARD in “This ball is soft/hard” are __________.
a. gradable antonyms
b. binary antonyms
c. converses
56. ALCOHOLIC and NON-ALCOHOLIC in “Do you want an alcoholic or a non-alcoholic
drink?” are __________.
a. gradable antonyms
b. binary antonyms
c. converses
57. SAME and DIFFERENT in “They went to the same school, not different ones” are __________.
a. gradable antonyms
b. binary antonyms
c. converses
58. EMPLOYER and EMPLOYEE in “Joe is my employer, not employee” are __________.
a. gradable antonyms
b. binary antonyms
c. converses
59. TALLER and SHORTER in “This man is taller/shorter than my brother” are __________.
a. gradable antonyms
b. binary antonyms
c. converses
60. GUITAR and VIOLIN in “I need a new guitar/violin” are __________ words.
a. antonymous
b. synonymous
c. polysemous
61. INVALUABLE and PRICELESS in “This is my invaluable / priceless collection of antiques”
are __________ words.
a. antonymous
b. synonymous
c. polysemous
62. The terms MOUTH in “Open your mouth wide” and MOUTHS in “The Mekong River has
nine mouths flowing water into the sea” have the sense relation of __________.
a. Hyponymy
b. Homonymy
c. Polysemy
63. “Elevator” and “lift” are synonyms, but they are of different __________.
a. roots
b. accents
c. dialects
64. Which of the following is an example of antonymy?
a. animal - sheep
b. Monday - Tuesday
c. wide - broad
d. cook - fry
65. Which of the following is an example of synonymy?
a. give - receive
b. lend - borrow
c. wide - broad
d. flower - tulip
66. Which of the following is an example of polysemy?
a. port (seaport - port wine)
b. kind (nice - type)
c. fork (in a road vs. instrument for eating)
d. steer (to guide vs. young bull)
67. Which of the following is an example of homonymy?
a. mouth (of a river vs. of an animal)
b. fork (in a road vs. instrument for eating)
c. tail (of a coat - of an animal)
d. bank (financial institution vs. the side of a river)
68. Which of the following is an example of hyponymy?
a. lend - borrow
b. animal - flower
c. deep - profound
d. cook - boil
69. Which of the following is an opaque context?
a. We’ve decided that we’ll go to … this summer.
b. My brother saw … climbing a tree.
c. Ken hoped that … would be arrested sooner or late.
70. Which of the following is an opaque context?
a. My mother believes that … should be punished.
b. John likes …
c. … is the largest city in Asia.
71. The definiteness of a referring expression gives the hearer a clue in _________ its referent.
a. identifying
b. defining
c. expressing
72. Which word in the sentence “The weather forecast says tomorrow will be fine” is deictic?
a. The weather forecast
b. says
c. tomorrow
73. Which words in the sentence “That’s exactly what he wants” are deictic?
a. That, he
b. what, that
c. he, think
74. Which words in the sentence “This is the person we really need” are deictic?
a. This, we
b. is, really
c. This, the person
75. Which words in the sentence “Let’s go to the cinema now” are deictic?
a. Let, go
b. the cinema, now
c. go, now
76. Which words in the sentence “What are you doing here?” are deictic?
a. What, doing
b. are, doing
c. you, here
77. The role frame of the verb PUT in “A book was put on the table” is __________.
a. (Agent) Affected Location
b. (Agent) Affected (Location)
c. Agent Affected Location
78. The referring expressions Thomas and a knife in “Thomas opened the window with a knife”
have the participant roles of __________.
a. Affected, Theme
b. Theme, Instrument
c. Agent, Instrument
79. The referring expressions The clothes and the string in “The clothes hang on the string” have
the participant roles of __________.
a. Affected, Theme
b. Theme, Location
c. Agent, Location
80. The referring expressions You and her in “You gave her a present” have the participant roles of
__________.
a. Agent, Beneficiary
b. Theme, Affected
c. Affected, Location
81. The underlined referring expressions in “The fire was seen by all of us from a distance of one
kilometer” have the participant roles of __________.
a. Affected, Agent
b. Theme, Experiencer
c. Theme, Agent
82. The underlined referring expressions in “The rope holding the boat loosened” have the
participant roles of __________.
a. Instrument, Affected
b. Agent, Affected
c. Theme, Affected
83. The underlined referring expressions in “My mother made a sweater for me” have the participant
roles of __________.
a. Agent, Affected
b. Theme, Affected
c. Agent, Beneficiary
84. The referring expressions “John’s marbles” and “the box” in “John’s marbles are in the box”
have the participant roles of __________.
a. Agent, Location
b. Theme, Location
c. Affected, Location
85. Which can be an implicature of Kathy’s utterance in the following situation?
Kathy’s father: “Did you pass the French and history exams?”
Kathy: “Well… I passed pass the French and history exams.”
a. Kathy passed the history exams.
b. Kathy failed the history exams.
c. Kathy passed the French and history exams.
86. Which can be an implicature of Jack’s utterance in the following situation?
Mother: “Did you eat the chicken?”
Jack: “The cat is happy.”
a. Jack ate the chicken.
b. The cat ate the chicken.
c. Mother ate the chicken.
87. Which can be an implicature of Peter’s utterance in the following situation?
Susan: “What do you think of the concert?”
Peter: “Well… the conductor is very well-dressed.”
a. The concert is not very good.
b. The concert is not bad.
c. The conductor is well-dressed.
88. Which can be an implicature of Mr Wilson’s utterance in the following situation?
John: “Is Mars the third planet from the sun, Dad?”
Mr Wilson: “Is New York the capital of the United States?”
a. Definitely yes.
b. Definitely no.
c. Mr Wilson doesn’t know the answer.
89. A meaning postulate to account for the hyponymy between FURNITURE and CHAIRS as
one-place predicates is __________.
a. x CHAIRS ⟶ x FURNITURE
b. x CHAIRS y ⟶ x FURNITURE y
c. x FURNITURE ⟶ x CHAIRS
90. A meaning postulate to account for the hyponymy between COUSIN and RELATION as two-
place predicates is __________.
a. x COUSIN ⟶ x RELATION
b. x RELATION y ⟶ x COUSIN y
c. x COUSIN y ⟶ x RELATION y
91. A meaning postulate to account for the antonymy (binary antonyms) between LOCKED and
UNLOCKED as one-place predicates is __________.
a. x LOCKED ⟶ y UNLOCKED
b. x LOCKED ⟶ ~ x UNLOCKED
c. x LOCKED y ≡ y UNLOCKED x
92. A meaning postulate to account for the antonymy (converses or relational opposites) between
BOSS and SERVANT as two-place predicates is __________.
a. x BOSS ⟶ ~ x SERVANT
b. x BOSS y ≡ x SERVANT y
c. x BOSS y ≡ y SERVANT x
93. A meaning postulate to account for the antonymy (binary antonyms) between YIN and YANG
as one-place predicates is __________.
a. x YIN ⟶ y YANG
b. x YIN ⟶ ~ x YANG
c. x YIN y ≡ y YANG x
94. A meaning postulate to account for the antonymy (converses or relational opposites) between
PREDECESSOR and SUCCESSOR as two-place predicates is __________.
a. x PREDECESSOR ⟶ ~ x SUCCESSOR
b. x PREDECESSOR y ≡ x SUCCESSOR y
c. x PREDECESSOR y ≡ y SUCCESSOR x
95. A logical notation for “Jack bought a book and pens” is __________.
a. j BUY b & j BUY p
b. j BUY b & ps
c. j BUY b & BUY p
96. A logical notation for “Mary is in the class or in the library” is __________.
a. m = IN c V IN l
b. (m IN c) V (m IN l)
c. (m BE i) V (m IN l)
97. A logical notation for “Kate or Jill will fire Thomas” is __________.
a. k V j FIRE t
b. k FIRE t V j
c. k FIRE t V j FIRE t
98. A logical notation for “Kate will fire Thomas or Jill” is __________.
a. k FIRE t V k FIRE j
b. k FIRE t V j
c. k FIRE t V FIRE j
99. A logical notation for “Bao Dai is the last king” is __________.
a. bd = lk
b. bd IS lk
c. bd KING
Fill in the blank (participant roles).
1. “a knife” in “Daisy sliced the salami with a knife.” is a/an/the __________.
→ _________________________________________________________________________ .
2. “the president” in “The terrorist sent the president a letter bomb.” is a/an/the __________.
→ _________________________________________________________________________ .
Write a paraphrase for each of the following sentences.
3. She saw a boy steal the bike.
⟶ ___________________________________________________________________________ .
4. What I need is a map.
⟶ ___________________________________________________________________________ .
5. He began to live in Paris 20 years ago.
⟶ ___________________________________________________________________________ .
Write an entailment for each of the following sentences.
6. Hundreds of people have been killed in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
⟶ ________________________________________________________________________ .
7. Caffein makes people awake.
⟶ ________________________________________________________________________ .
Write entailed sentences.
8. John was killed.
⟶ ________________________________________________________________________ .
9. Some boys ran down the street.
⟶ ________________________________________________________________________ .
10. All dogs have fleas.
⟶ ________________________________________________________________________ .
11. My uncle teaches at the community college.
⟶ ________________________________________________________________________ .
12. Eliza plays the flute.
⟶ ________________________________________________________________________ .
Identify the sense relation of each pair of words.
13. I won’t tear any of your stuff because I don’t want to see a tear in your eyes.
14. I don’t have any luggage except this suitcase.
15. Would you please fill the dishwasher and empty the trash?
16. You are not allowed to speak aloud in this area.