8. What is the main characteristic of absolute synonyms?

A) They always have the same meaning in all contexts

9. Which of the following is an example of polysemy?

A) Bank (financial institution) – Bank (side of a river)

B) A relationship between words with similar or closely related meanings

5. What is the difference between the sentences "I bought a big car" and "I purchased a large automobile"?

B) The second sentence is more formal

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8. What is the main characteristic of absolute synonyms?
A) They always have the same meaning in all contexts
C) They are different in spelling but have the same pronunciation
D) They are always informal words
B) They have opposite meanings
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9. Which of the following is an example of polysemy?
C) Tall – Short
A) Bank (financial institution) – Bank (side of a river)
D) Happy – Sad
B) Light – Heavy
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What is synonymy?
B) A relationship between words with similar or closely related meanings
A) A relationship between words with opposite meanings
D) A relationship between words that are dependent on each other
C) A situation where a word has multiple meanings
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6. Which of the following best describes the word "crown" when referring to a king?
B) Homonymy
D) Synonymy
A) Polysemy
C) Metonymy
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2. Which of the following is a pair of synonyms?
A) Hot – Cold
B) Big – Large
C) Day – Night
D) Push – Pull
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10. What role does "Robin" play in relation to "bird"?
A) Hypernym
B) Hyponym
C) Prototype
D) Metonym
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7. Which sentence contains an example of metonymy?
B) "She is as busy as a bee."
D) "Life is a journey."
C) "The clock is ticking."
A) "I drank the whole bottle."
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5. What is the difference between the sentences "I bought a big car" and "I purchased a large automobile"?
C) The first sentence is more formal
D) The two sentences have completely different meanings
B) The second sentence is more formal
A) Both sentences are equally formal
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4. Which example best represents hyponymy?
C) King – Queen
B) Night – Day
A) Dog – Animal
D) Happy – Sad
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3. Which of the following is an example of gradable antonyms?
B) Male – Female
D) Buy – Sell
A) Alive – Dead
C) Young – Old

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