LING 1001 AB
Céleste Peterka
It is most beneficial to you to write this mock midterm UNDER EXAM CONDITIONS. This
means:
• Complete the midterm in 1.5 hour(s).
• Work on your own.
• Keep your notes and textbook closed.
• Attempt every question.
After the time limit, go back over your work with a different colour or on a separate piece of
paper and try to do the questions you are unsure of. Record your ideas in the margins to remind
yourself of what you were thinking when you take it up at PASS.
The purpose of this mock exam is to give you practice answering questions in a timed setting and
to help you to gauge which aspects of the course content you know well and which are in need of
further development and review. Use this mock exam as a learning tool in preparing for the
actual exam.
Please note:
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Come to the PASS workshop with your mock exam complete. During the workshop you
can work with other students to review your work.
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Often, there is not enough time to review the entire exam in the PASS workshop. Decide
which questions you most want to review – the Facilitator may ask students to vote on
which questions they want to discuss in detail.
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Facilitators do not bring copies of the mock exam to the session. Please print out and
complete the exam before you attend.
• Facilitators do not produce or distribute an answer key for mock exams. Facilitators
help students to work together to compare and assess the answers they have. If you are
not able to attend the PASS workshop, you can work alone or with others in the class.
Good Luck writing the Mock Exam!!
Dates and locations of mock exam take-up:
Tuesday, November 15th 6:00-9:00 pm ME 4499
LING 1001 AB
Céleste Peterka
Part One: Terms
Match the definition/example below with the correct term from the word bank.
Inference
Principle of Compositionality
Context
Syntax
Pragmatics
Ditransitive Verb
Gradable
Sense
Implicature
Presupposition
Semantics
Adjunct
Manner
Meaning Relationships
Argument
Mutual Entailment
Transitive Verb
Referent
Constituent
1. Obligatory expressions
2. How language is used in real life
3. A type of antonymy
4. A reasonable conclusion drawn based on
a set of circumstances
5. Optional expressions
6. Verb that require a minimum of ONE NP
complement
7. Hyponymy, Synonymy, and Antonymy
8. One of Grice’s Maxims
9. An underlying assumption that must be
satisfied
10. The relationship between the meaning of
an expression and its construction
11. The study of linguistic meaning and how
expressions convey meaning
12. The study of how sentences and phrases
are constructed out of smaller parts
13. The mental representation of an
expression
14. Linguistic, situational, and social are
types of
15. If the truth of expression A guarantees
the truth of expression B it is called
*please note, Ida’s section does not need
to worry about arguments/adjuncts. For
syntax, just do what you learned in class
and if you have questions about your
midterm content please ask your
professor!
LING 1001 AB
Céleste Peterka
Part Two: Syntax
1. In each of the following pairs of sentences, the underlined expression is an argument in one
sentence, but an adjunct in the other. Figure out in which sentence it is an argument and in which
sentence it is an adjunct. Provide evidence for each answer, citing the relevant properties of
adjuncts and arguments. (textbook p. 237 #5)
a) Yesterday was a great day.
Sally had a great day yesterday.
b) Polly seemed excited about her new job.
Bob’s roommate, excited about her new job, got up at 6 A.M. on Monday.
c) The book on the shelf is very dusty.
Sally put the book on the shelf.
d) To study French is something Sally always wanted to do.
Sally went to Paris to study French.
2. In the following sentences, state whether the underlined expression is a constituent by
applying a constituency test.
a) We went to the party at Mike’s Place.
b) The whole family agreed to get a dog.
c) I hoped to finish the assignment early.
d) They were very excited for winter break.
3. Write your own examples of each of the following. Make sure they are
meaningful/grammatical in English.
a) A sequence of a verb + a noun:
b) A sequence of an adverb + a verb + a determiner + a noun:
c) A sequence with preposition + a determiner + a noun:
d) A sentence where the verb ‘skip’ has one complement and one in which it has two
complements:
Céleste Peterka
LING 1001 AB
4. Draw the syntactic trees for the following sentences following the method we learned in class.
a) The cat ate her food.
b) My favourite socks have a hole in the
heel.
c) The teacher sat at the desk.
d) July is a hot month.
LING 1001 AB
Céleste Peterka
5. The following sentence is ambiguous. Specify each of the meanings and draw the syntactic
tree that reflects each meaning.
I saw my friend on the bus.
Meaning #1:
Tree #1:
Meaning #2:
Tree #2:
LING 1001 AB
Céleste Peterka
Part Three: Semantics
1. Label the expressions below according to whether it is an example of a sense or a referent.
a) The sunset on Mars
b) Queen Elizabeth
c) Tory Building 360
d) Double-Stuffed Oreos
2. Classify the following pairs of antonyms as gradable, complementary, reverse, or converse.
a) bright/dim
b) asleep/awake
c) teacher/student
d) win/lose
e) empty/full
3. State the relationship each pair of sentences has in terms of entailment, mutual entailment,
incompatibility, or none of these.
a) I speak three languages.
I speak English.
b) Jane has never been out of Ontario.
Jane was born in PEI.
c) I am the youngest sibling.
I have five brothers.
d) Reading week is in October.
We have a fall reading week.
e) Mercury and Venus are in between the Earth and the Sun.
The Earth is the third planet from the sun.
Part Four: Pragmatics
1. The following sentences contain presuppositions. Identify the presuppositions and indicate
(underline) the word that is responsible for them.
a) I lost my keys again.
b) Cheryl returned the library book.
c) Harry began studying for the midterm.
d) The cat needs more food.