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1. The document is an exam on semantics from the Foreign Languages University in Vietnam. It contains 10 multiple choice and short answer questions testing understanding of concepts like reference vs. sense, definiteness, generic vs. equative sentences, and identifying sentence components and roles. 2. The questions cover topics such as identifying the intended meaning of words in context, determining what type of sentence is being used based on grammatical features, disambiguating ambiguous sentences, and writing a short paragraph explaining which type of meaning the test-taker finds most interesting and why. 3. The exam tests understanding of key concepts in semantics and ability to apply semantic analysis to example sentences. It aims to evaluate the test-taker's

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Trần Thị Tú Uyên- 19F7511649

1. The document is an exam on semantics from the Foreign Languages University in Vietnam. It contains 10 multiple choice and short answer questions testing understanding of concepts like reference vs. sense, definiteness, generic vs. equative sentences, and identifying sentence components and roles. 2. The questions cover topics such as identifying the intended meaning of words in context, determining what type of sentence is being used based on grammatical features, disambiguating ambiguous sentences, and writing a short paragraph explaining which type of meaning the test-taker finds most interesting and why. 3. The exam tests understanding of key concepts in semantics and ability to apply semantic analysis to example sentences. It aims to evaluate the test-taker's

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Trường ĐH Ngoại Ngữ ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC PHẦN HK I/ 21-22

Khoa Tiếng Anh Môn: NGỮ NGHĨA HỌC


 Khóa: 16 Nhóm 5
Đề số Thời lượng: 60 phút
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Student’s name:………TRẦN THỊ TÚ UYÊN... ID N0…19F7511649

1. What is intended by the word mean and meaning in the following sentences, reference
(R) or sense (S)? Type the letter R or S right in front of the number of each sentence.
___R__ 1/ Commence has the same meaning as start.
___S__ 2/ What does the word exertion mean?
__R__ 3/ When I say the little dog with the floppy years, you’ll know which I mean.

2. In which of the following sentences does the definite article the signal definiteness?
Type the letter Y or N right in front of the number of each sentence.
__N___ 1/ My younger sister usually plays the piano every evening.
__Y___ 2/ The woman living next door to me is very witty.
__N___ 3/ The dog is said to be a faithful animal.

3. Which of the following is a GENERIC sentence? Type the letter Y or N right in front
of the number of each sentence.
__N___ 1/ The bird is the egg-laying animal.
__Y___ 2/ ABBA is my favorite band.
__N___ 3/ Vinh is the largest and densely populated city in Central Vietnam.

4. Which of the following is an EQUATIVE sentence? Type the letter Y or N right in


front of the number of each sentence.
__N___ 1/ My uncle is holidaying in Italy.
__Y___ 2/ Canberra is the capital of Australia.
___Y__ 3/ Mr. Bao is our teacher of Grammar and Semantics.

5. Which of the following is either sentence (S) or utterance (U)? Type the letter S or U
right in front of the number of each sentence.
__U___ 1/ “Where are you going, John?” asked his grandmother.
___U__ 2/ “Is it ok if I sit here?”
___S__ 3/ Please put it in the kitchen.

6. Which sentence is Analytic (A), Synthetic (S) or Contradictory (C)? Type the letter A,
S or C right in front of the number of each sentence.
__S___ 1/ The shark is the most dangerous fish in the ocean.
__C___ 2/ All misers waste money.
_A____ 3/ The triangle is three-sided.
__C___4/ Their car suddenly broke down. That was why they came to the meeting on time.
__A___ 5/ Every female dog is a bitch.

7. Indicate the predicators and arguments in the following sentences. Write them in the
blank lines provided.
1. My father is reading a newspaper.
predicator: READ argument(s): MY FATHER; A NEWSPAPER
2. The students put the books on the shelf.
predicator: ......PUT...... argument(s): THE STUDENTS; THE BOOKS; THE SHELF

8. Identify the participant roles of each of the underlined noun phrases in the sentences
below. Write them in the blank lines below the sentence.
1. The terrorists sent the letter bombs to the President.
........AGENT- AFFECTED- BENEFICIARY
2. The plumber used a modern tool to repair the water tubes in the house.
.........AGENT- - INSTRUMENT- AFFECTED - LOCATION
3. The delegate left Hanoi for Ho Chi Minh city.
........AGENT- LOCATION- GOAL

9. Disambiguate the following ambiguous sentence by giving two paraphrases. Write


them in the blank lines below the sentence.

He strips the bark and leaves.


- He strips the bark and then he walks away.
- He strips the bark and leaves of trees.
10. Write a paragraph (not more than 5 sentences) on the following topic:

In your opinion, among the types of meanings, which type interests you most? Explain
your choice. Write your answer in the blank lines below.

From my point of views, all the types of meaning, I am most interested in the sentence
meaning for the following reasons. First of all, sentence meaning shows the meaning of
speaker’s sentence. Secondly, it helps me to understand the full meaning of the sentence.
Finally, it helps me to avoid ambiguity of the speaker's meaning. In short, from this subject, I
learned more about the semantic and it’s interesting to study.

END OF TEST
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