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Linguistic Terms (& Plagiarism!)
Linguistic Terms (& Plagiarism!)
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A quiz on linguistic terms!
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1
If you're not sure whether or not you've plagiarized, what should you do?
Cry
Turn it in anyway: it's not like I'll get caught
Skip town, change your name, and start a new life
Talk to Mr. Jeffrey
2
____________ is the study of language.
Etymology
Linguistics
English
Word Science
3
Your doctor uses her
stethoscope
to check you for
asthma
. These two words are examples of:
Your impending health problems
Slang
Etymology
Jargon
4
A possible consequence of plagiarism is
Suspension
Mr. Jeffrey will be disappointed
Expulsion
Failing the assignment
5
It's not plagiarism if you make sure to change a few words in the sentence you copied.
False
Empty choice
True
6
Which of the following is an example of slang?
Referring to this game as a piece of cake.
Telling Mr. Jeffrey to chillax
Texting your friend, saying LOL.
Referring to your house as your crib
7
Q-Tip, Sandwich, Victorian
, and
Kleenex
: these words are examples of __________.
amelioration
eponyms
idioms
pejoration
8
Cyborgs
and
motorcycles
are examples of _________________.
Eponyms
Slang
Things from the movie Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Portmanteau
9
Which of the following is an example of a
loan word
?
Cookie
Zombie
Diplomacy
Cafeteria
10
____________________ studies the history of language.
Historical linguistics
Language-ology
Lexicon
Connotation
11
Which of the following is an example of an idiom?
Crying over spilled milk
Piece of cake
Curiosity killed the cat
Feeling under the weather
12
Which of the following is an example of an
acronym
?
FYI
Ave.
Blvd.
NASA
13
Plagiarism is
Attempting to pass someone else's work off as your own
Awesome
A city in Sweden
The name of Mr. Jeffrey's new book
14
Your parrot is
no more. He has ceased to be. He's gone to meet his maker.
This is an example of
Portmanteau
Etymology
Euphemism
Your inability to care for a bird.
15
Which of the following is an
abbreviation
?
ROFL
St.
Ave.
LOL
16
Etymology is ________________.
That thing your doctor was checking you for.
The history of language
The definition of a word.
The history of a word.
17
If you have a large lexicon, that means:
You could play in the NBA.
You know a lot of words
You are dying, and you need to see a doctor.
You're very good at math.
18
Geek
used to mean
freak
or
simpleton
. Now it refers to someone with
special knowledge
. This is:
Jargon
Etymology
Amelioration
Pejoration
