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English · UNIT 06 · MOCK TEST

Mock 1 – Phonetics & Phonology

Unit 6: Language and Linguistics · 16 questions · about 19 minutes. Press End Mock any time to see your score and the correct answers.

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Q1.

What is the space between the vocal folds called?

ALarynx BGlottis CVelum DTongue

Q2.

Arrange the manners of articulation of English consonants by degree of stricture, from greatest to least:

A. Close approximation
B. Intermittent closure
C. Complete closure with sudden release
D. Complete closure with slow release
E. Open approximation

AA, D, C, E, B BC, D, A, E, B CC, A, D, B, E DA, D, C, B, E

Q3.

Arrange the words in ascending order of number of syllables:

A. demonstrate
B. orange
C. girl
D. agriculture
E. relativity

AB, E, C, D, A BC, B, A, D, E CC, B, E, D, A DB, C, E, D, A

Q4.

Which statements about voiced and voiceless sounds are correct?

A. All twenty vowels of English are voiced.
B. With the vocal cords apart, voiceless sounds are produced.
C. Rapid opening and closing of the vocal cords produces voiceless sounds.
D. Fifteen of the twenty-four English consonants are voiced.
E. The organs of articulation include parts of the leg and hand.

AA, B, and D only BB, C, and D only CA, C, and E only DB, D, and E only

Q5.

In an English initial cluster of three consonants, the first is always:

A/s/ B/p/ C/t/ D/k/

Q6.

If the glide is distinct enough to be heard, the vowel + glide will be treated as:

Aa diphthong Ba monophthong Ca sequence of two vowels Da sequence of two consonants

Q7.

When was the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) developed and promulgated?

A1868 B1878 C1888 D1978

Q8.

Phonetics deals with:

A. the production of speech sounds
B. the reception of speech sounds
C. the transmission of speech sounds
D. the patterning of speech sounds
E. word formation

AA and C only BB and D only CD and E only DA and D only

Q9.

Match List I with List II:

List I: Term	List II: Definition
A. Epigram	I. An inferior or derivative follower of a distinguished writer
B. Epigone	II. The slurring or suppression of a vowel or syllable
C. Diegesis	III. A short witty poem, or a wittily condensed expression in prose
D. Elision	IV. In narratology, the narrated events as a level distinct from the narration

AA-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV BA-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I CA-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III DA-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

Q10.

Which modern philosophical tendency stresses the role of the perceiver in determining meaning?

AOntology BEpistemology CPhenomenology DFacticity

Q11.

Which of the following phonetic definitions are wrong?

A. Fricative: close approximation of two articulators
B. Stop: closure of articulators obstructs the airflow
C. Raising the front of the tongue as a secondary articulation is velarisation
D. Trill: a loosely held articulator set vibrating
E. Raising the back of the tongue during another articulation is palatalisation

A(A) and (B) only B(B) and (C) only C(C) and (E) only D(D) and (E) only

Q12.

A heroic couplet consists of:

Atwo rhyming ten-syllable lines Btwo rhyming twelve-syllable lines Ctwo unrhymed eight-syllable lines Dtwo rhyming eight-syllable lines

Q13.

The set of inflected forms taken by a single word is called a:

APhoneme BMorpheme CSememe DLexeme

Q14.

Arrange the following brain areas in the order in which they are involved in hearing, understanding and then saying a word:

A. Arcuate fasciculus
B. Broca's area (anterior speech cortex)
C. Motor cortex
D. Wernicke's area (posterior speech cortex)

AA, C, D, B BB, A, D, C CC, B, A, D DD, A, B, C

Q15.

The loss of a vowel within a word is called:

AAphaeresis BEqui-deletion CParadigm DSyncope

Q16.

Which statement defines the scope of semiotics?

AIt studies the sound system of a language. BIt is the study of sign systems. CIt studies only human sign systems. DIt studies only non-human sign systems.

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