COMS 101 QUIZ CHAPTER 11 BUNDLED TEST
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ words. Answer: a sound or a combination of sounds, or its
representation in writing or printing, that symbolizes and
communicates a meaning
◉ verbal messages. Answer: messages that involve the use of words
or the combination of words that are spoken, written, or printed, are
either literal or figurative
◉ nonverbal messages. Answer: involve the use of meaningful
symbols other than words for expression
◉ metaphors. Answer: (A is B or substitutes B for A) (A=B) a
common figurative form that identifies one thing in a way that
symbolically stands for another thing. example: A mighty fortress is
our God -Martin Luther
◉ similes. Answer: (A is like or as B) (A:B) explicitly compares two
otherwise dissimilar things, usually via the modifiers "like" or "as"
example: My love is like a red, red rose. -Robert Burns
, ◉ synecdoche. Answer: this figurative form alludes to something by
either highlighting only one aspect of it or something broader that
includes it. Example: Washington as a reference to America's federal
government
◉ euphemism. Answer: is the use of a mild term in place of a harsh
term to relay the same basic idea in a more tasteful form. Example:
pro-choice instead of pro-abortion
◉ dysphemism. Answer: is the use of a harsh term instead of a mild
term for an intended effect. example: dinosaur instead of old person
◉ overstatement. Answer: "hyperbole," is the use of exaggerated
terms for emphasis but not for literal meaning. example: I am so
hungry I could eat a horse
◉ understatment. Answer: is the use of terms to diminish the
seriousness or intensity of something. example: Hitler had a little
problem with Jews
◉ idiom. Answer: a combination of words that means something
different than the words' literal meaning example: business has hit
the rocks lately (reached a low point)
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ words. Answer: a sound or a combination of sounds, or its
representation in writing or printing, that symbolizes and
communicates a meaning
◉ verbal messages. Answer: messages that involve the use of words
or the combination of words that are spoken, written, or printed, are
either literal or figurative
◉ nonverbal messages. Answer: involve the use of meaningful
symbols other than words for expression
◉ metaphors. Answer: (A is B or substitutes B for A) (A=B) a
common figurative form that identifies one thing in a way that
symbolically stands for another thing. example: A mighty fortress is
our God -Martin Luther
◉ similes. Answer: (A is like or as B) (A:B) explicitly compares two
otherwise dissimilar things, usually via the modifiers "like" or "as"
example: My love is like a red, red rose. -Robert Burns
, ◉ synecdoche. Answer: this figurative form alludes to something by
either highlighting only one aspect of it or something broader that
includes it. Example: Washington as a reference to America's federal
government
◉ euphemism. Answer: is the use of a mild term in place of a harsh
term to relay the same basic idea in a more tasteful form. Example:
pro-choice instead of pro-abortion
◉ dysphemism. Answer: is the use of a harsh term instead of a mild
term for an intended effect. example: dinosaur instead of old person
◉ overstatement. Answer: "hyperbole," is the use of exaggerated
terms for emphasis but not for literal meaning. example: I am so
hungry I could eat a horse
◉ understatment. Answer: is the use of terms to diminish the
seriousness or intensity of something. example: Hitler had a little
problem with Jews
◉ idiom. Answer: a combination of words that means something
different than the words' literal meaning example: business has hit
the rocks lately (reached a low point)
