AICE Language Lexis Practice Exam

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• To run your eyes over a text looking for a specific word or piece of information is to?
• Which term means the gist of a conversation, as reported later?
• Which term describes a point which directly deals with an assertion and provides the opposite view?
• Which term describes words or reasons put together in a list of three?
• It can have the effect of speaking directly to the reader even though the 'you' in the narration is someone else
• Which term refers to more advanced vocabulary words (e.g., melancholic vs sad)?
• Which term is defined as the way a text is organized, including the arrangement of sentences in a paragraph?
• Which term best describes language used in professional contexts and aligned with standard written English?
• How can word choice reveal bias or perspective in a text? Provide an example.
• Which statement best describes semantic broadening?
• Which term is defined as 'these sentences give orders, instructions, advice and directions'?
• What is an idiomatic collocation?
• Which term refers to the literal dictionary meaning of a word?
• Which term refers to the use of exaggerated adjectives such as 'best' or 'worst'?
• Which term describes words used to compare two things, indicating differences or degrees?
• Which term describes a sentence that is incomplete but understood without a verb?
• What term means a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person?
• Which term best describes a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person?
• What term describes a sentence that makes a statement?
• Which device involves the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words?
• Which term is defined as 'unreliable; reader cannot trust the narration to be true'?
• What is a semantic field?
• Which term refers to the sentence construction and order of words in a sentence (part of the grammar of language)?
• Which pair correctly describes metonymy and synecdoche?
• What term attributes human characteristics to non-human things?
• What is the distinction between denotation and affective meaning? Provide an example.
• Which sentence is a metaphor?
• Which statement correctly assigns each phrase to its category: idiom, metaphor, literal?
• Which term means 'to read between the lines; to work out meaning from clues in a text'?
• Which term is the subject, the person, place, or thing that is doing or being in the sentence?
• Something made by combining two different elements is a?
• Which term is associated with giving commands or requests in language?
• What is the term for continuous narrative language used in novels, as opposed to verse in poetry?
• Which term refers to the understanding or explanation of a text's meaning?
• Which term refers to the reader(s) of, or listener(s) to, a text?
• Which device is defined as "a triadic parallel structure"?
• What term is used for the process by which a writer reveals the personality of a character?
• Which statement about a wide collocational range is true?
• What term describes the atmosphere or feeling created by a text or elements of a text?
• Identify the figure of speech that uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two things.
• What is hyperbole?
• Which term describes the writing task that asks you to read and understand a text and then write a 150–200 word piece connected thematically to the original for a specified and different audience and purpose?
• Which term indicates the author's attitude conveyed through word choice and style?
• Which tense expresses past events or actions which have been completed?
• What term describes sentences that have a main clause and at least one subordinate clause?
• To cast your eyes quickly over a text to get the general 'gist' or overall sense of what it is about is to?
• What is a calque (loan translation)? Give a common example.
• Which term describes language used in social contexts, often featuring abbreviations and non-standard forms?
• What term describes presenting evidence in a logically structured manner to support a position or argument?
• Which term means 'to suggest without stating directly'?
• Full control over the characters, interpreting their motives and actions, introducing moral judgments, and generally guiding the reader to like or dislike particular characters.
• Which term describes language used in professional contexts and closely associated with written Standard English?
• Which term refers to words which belong to one topic area?
• What is register-shift?
• Which statement about lexical field is true?
• Which term refers to a writer's distinctive use of language that gives voice to personality?
• Which term describes a language feature that softens harshness in communication?
• Which statement describes the effect of a triadic structure in persuasive writing?
• Which term is defined as 'does not fall into the usual categories'?
• The particular angle by which a writer views or experiences events is called
• What are pragmatic markers, and what is their role in analyzing lexis?
• Which sentence best exemplifies metonymy?
• What is a retronym? Provide an example.
• Specific word choice?
• Which narrative form directly addresses the reader using 'you'?
• Which term denotes the entity that receives the action?
• Which statement best defines alliteration and assonance?
• Which term is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?
• Which statement best defines tone in writing?
• Which statement about a retronym is correct?
• Which sentence best demonstrates catachresis?
• Which statement best defines an extended metaphor?
• How can word choice influence author ethos? Example.
• Which scenario best demonstrates a register-shift within a text?
• Which term best describes language used in professional contexts and closely aligned with Standard English?
• In rhetoric, what is the function of euphemism, and provide a simple example.
• What is a neologism? Provide the example and discuss potential challenges in comprehension.
• The effect can be to create a little more distance between narrator and reader
• Which term describes the particular language and grammar usage appropriate to a group, role or situation, often determined by formality or informality and shared experience?
• Which of the following is an example of a calque?
• Which term is used for 'words which belong to one topic area'?
• Which term describes the language usage that is appropriate to a particular group or situation, influenced by formality and shared experience?
• What term describes a sentence that asks a question?
• Standing for or representing an idea beyond the literal meaning?
• What is collocational range and why is it important for writers?
• Which option best illustrates polysemy?
• Which statement best describes semantic broadening?
• What term describes words or reasons put together in a list of three?
• Which term refers to special words used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand?
• Which term refers to 'words that compare two things (better, less, more, etc.)'?
• The voice or level of feeling, closely linked to the mood created (attitude) is the?
• Which option correctly identifies a semantic field related to weather with four items that belong to it?
• Which term denotes 'auxiliary verbs that indicate the possibility, obligation or certainty of an action or state'?
• Register signals what aspect of language?
• What is a polysemous word?
• Which statement best differentiates verbal irony from situational irony?
• Which term describes ordering of events in time?
• Which words like 'under', 'by', and 'near' describe relationships between things?
• What is semantic-field coherence?
• Which option best defines antithesis and provides a classic example?
• What term describes a sentence that conveys excitement or force?
• A speaker or character who recounts events is called a ...
• What is catachresis?
• Identify the sentence that contains a metaphor.
• A euphemism is best described as?
• Which term describes more advanced vocabulary words (e.g., melancholic vs sad)?
• What is an idiolect, and how might it be reflected in a text?
• Which statement correctly describes alliteration?
• In narrative, a shift in tone most likely signals a change in which of the following?
• Which statement correctly distinguishes synecdoche and metonymy?
• What is the effect of a tone shift in a narrative?
• Which term describes language more closely associated with speech and used in social contexts, often using abbreviated and non-standard English forms?
• Which term is defined as 'some knowledge of events, thoughts and feelings, but not complete understanding'?
• Which term refers to the reason behind writing and the writer's goal?
• Which term describes the process by which an author reveals a character's personality?
• Which term refers to the writing task that requires producing a piece in response to a prompt for a specified audience?
• Really another word for type, but more useful because it relates to the shape and overall presentation of a text is the?
• A semantic field is best described as?
• Which term describes the writing approach that explores an issue by considering various points of view before arriving at an evidence-based conclusion?
• Which sentence best demonstrates how word choice creates mood?
• What term describes a sentence without a verb; an incomplete sentence which can be fully understood?
• A writer's distinctive use of language is called
• What term refers to the way a text is organized, including its overall structure and the ordering of sentences?
• What is archaic diction and when might an author use it?
• Which statement best describes collocational range?
• Which term captures indirect or reported speech?
• Which term is represented by words used to express a personal appraisal or judgement (e.g., 'clearly' or 'this is a very effective way of .. .')?
• Which term describes language more closely associated with everyday speech and social interaction?
• The effect can be to let the reader see the writer's innermost thoughts and feelings.
• An author's idiolect is best reflected in text through which feature?
• Which line demonstrates assonance most clearly?
• A dysphemism is defined as?
• Denotation vs connotation: which statement is true?
• The way the writer or narrator looks at the world or the opinions they express is called
• Which phrase is an example of synecdoche?
• What term refers to the situation or background to a text or its writer?
• Which feature denotes the actual words spoken, shown with quotation marks?
• Which term means arranged according to time, typically starting in the past and moving toward the present?
• Which term describes the reader or listener intended by a text?
• Which rhetorical device involves repeating words in reverse order in successive clauses?
• Which statement about idiomaticity is true?
• Which statement correctly describes collocational range?
• Which term describes how close or distant a reader feels from the narrator's thoughts?
• Which term is the reason why a text has been written, and what the writer is seeking to achieve?
• Which term is the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea?
• What is semantic shift? Provide an example of a word whose meaning has changed over time.
• Which narrative form typically allows the narrator to reveal their own thoughts and feelings through the use of 'I'?
• Explain pejoration and amelioration in semantic change, with an example for each.
• Which term refers to the grammar of sentence construction and word order?
• What statement best contrasts denotation with affective meaning?
• Which statement defines an idiom?
• Which statement demonstrates how loaded terms can reveal stance? Provide the example.
• Which term describes 'words used to express a personal appraisal or judgement (e.g. 'clearly' or 'this is a very effective way of .. .')'?
• Which tense expresses an action completed before another past action?
• Which term means direct or surface meaning?
• Which term is defined as a word that means nearly the same as another word?
• A suggested meaning or way of viewing particular language choices or ideas in texts?
• What term refers to the attribution of human emotions to inanimate objects or to nature?
• Which statement correctly distinguishes polysemy from homonymy?
• Which term describes presenting opposing views to a claim?
• Which term refers to the type of writing that uses continuous text rather than verse?
• How does the choice of second-person pronouns influence tone and authority in a text?
• What is a tricolon and its effect in persuasive writing?
• Which rhetorical figure involves repeating words in reverse order to create symmetry across phrases?
• In political rhetoric, which word carries a more hostile connotation?
• Which term refers to the person, place, or thing which an action is done to?
• Which sentence is a simile?
• What is a collocation?
• Which term refers to a narrator who has complete understanding of all characters' thoughts and motives?
• Which term refers to 'excessive, exaggerated comments (best, worst, fewest, etc.)'?
• What is a key reason to study collocation strength?
• What term describes a word or phrase used to link ideas together in a text?
• Which term refers to the action of deducing meaning from clues in a text?
• Which term describes the strong form of metaphor in which a particular event, image, or person represents a larger idea?
• Which term means a comparison without using like or as?
• What does collocation strength refer to in language?
• Which term denotes the emotional atmosphere created by a text?