Quiz

1. What is linguistics primarily concerned with?

A. Teaching literature
B. Scientific study of language
C. Memorizing grammar rules
D. Translation only

Correct Answer: B. Scientific study of language

2. The word “linguistics” is derived from which Latin word?

A. Logos
B. Verbum
C. Lingua
D. Scriptum

Correct Answer: C. Lingua

3. Which branch of linguistics studies speech sounds?

A. Syntax
B. Semantics
C. Morphology
D. Phonetics

Correct Answer: D. Phonetics

4. Which branch studies sentence structure?

A. Syntax
B. Pragmatics
C. Phonology
D. Semantics

Correct Answer: A. Syntax

5. Linguistics is mainly:

A. Prescriptive
B. Religious
C. Descriptive
D. Political

Correct Answer: C. Descriptive

6. Which branch studies meaning in context?

A. Morphology
B. Pragmatics
C. Phonetics
D. Historical Linguistics

Correct Answer: B. Pragmatics

7. Which of the following is concerned with word formation?

A. Syntax
B. Morphology
C. Semantics
D. Sociolinguistics

Correct Answer: B. Morphology

8. The study of language and society is called:

A. Psycholinguistics
B. Sociolinguistics
C. Historical Linguistics
D. Phonology

Correct Answer: B. Sociolinguistics

9. Which statement is true about linguistics?

A. It studies only written language
B. It ignores spoken language
C. It studies language scientifically
D. It prescribes language rules only

Correct Answer: C. It studies language scientifically

10. Which branch studies language acquisition and mental processing?

A. Psycholinguistics
B. Pragmatics
C. Syntax
D. Morphology

Correct Answer: A. Psycholinguistics