英语词汇学题型展示

《 英语词汇学》课程期末考试题型举例

I. Give the antonyms or synonyms of the following words as required by coinage or by analogy. (20%)

e.g. hot line: cold line greenbelt: snowbelt Give the antonyms: Give the synonyms

II. Give the words or phrases from which the following words are derived. (20%) e.g. kilo: kilogram VIP: very important person

III. Analyze the formation of the following words. (10%)

e.g. indifference: in- + differ + -ence astrology: astro- + -logy

IV. Identify the motivations of the following words or phrases. (20%)

e.g. Oilgate: scandal motivation, oil+-gate

V. Give the required meanings of the following words. (10%)

e.g. mother (affective meaning): a female parent who gives love, emotional support, financial aid for her children.

VI. Identify the types of meaning development in each following word. Mark G, S, A, P, or E for Generalization, Specification, Amelioration, Pejoration, or Euphemism respectively in the space provided. (10%)

VII. Identify the types of the meanings shift of the italicized words or phrases in the following sentences. Mark Metaphor, Metonymy, Synaesthesia, Synecdoche or Onomatopoeia in the spaces provided. (10%)