This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Fall Rise Intonation – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Lists uses falling intonation A) In the middle of the sentence. B) In every word. C) In the last word. D) At the beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the last word. 2. In "I don't know what you mean, " which words are stressed? A) I, know, mean. B) I, don't, mean. C) Don't, what, mean. D) Know, what, mean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Know, what, mean. 3. How should this sentence be chunked: "I'm looking forward to the weekend" ? A) I'm | looking forward to the | weekend. B) I'm looking | forward to | the weekend. C) I'm looking forward | to the weekend. D) I'm | looking | forward | to the weekend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm looking | forward to | the weekend. 4. Intonation can help us know the speaker's attitude. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 5. The pre-head are all the unstressed syllables preceding the second stressed syllable. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. An utterance expresses happiness or sadness due to the use of intonation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. If the tone can ..... the meanings of words, though tones or pitch differences are used for other purposes. A) Descend. B) Distinguish. C) Determine. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distinguish. 8. Intonation is used for expressing specific emotions, attitudes or to make the sentence sound more natural. A) Rising intonation. B) Falling intonation. C) Rise-fall intonation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rise-fall intonation. 9. What are four functions of intonation? A) Attitudinal function, accentual function, grammatical function, discourse function. B) Attitudinal function, intonational function, grammatical function, discourse function. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attitudinal function, accentual function, grammatical function, discourse function. 10. It's supposed to hail, ..... ? A) Isn't it. B) It isnt. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isn't it. 11. What type of words are generally unstressed in a sentence? A) Nouns and adjectives. B) Prepositions and articles. C) Verbs and adverbs. D) Words at the beginning of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositions and articles. 12. Which sentence does not belong? A) I bought tomatoes, onions, rice . B) Is she dating him?. C) I bought 3 apples. D) Your boyfriend is Tongo?!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I bought 3 apples. 13. Rising Intonation is the most common intonation pattern in English and It is commonly found in statements, commmands, wh-questions ..... A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Which word is typically stressed in this sentence: "Can you help me?" A) Me. B) You. C) Help. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Help. 15. Imperatives of all kinds pronounced with a low nuclear pitch and a Low Rise sound casual and unimportant. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. In "She won the lottery!" , what does the rise-fall intonation on "lottery" express? A) Surprise. B) Sarcasm. C) Uncertainty. D) Doubt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surprise. 17. What are the different types of intonation? A) Musical, Horizontal Vertical. B) VerticalHorizontalRising. C) FallingRisingMusical. D) FallingRisingNeutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) FallingRisingNeutral. 18. Do you want tea or coffee? A) Rising, falling. B) Falling, rising. C) Rising. D) Falling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising, falling. 19. Choose the correct intonation:I bought a t-shirt and a tie. A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Rising-falling. D) Falling-rising. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rising-falling. 20. Stressed syllables are louder & longer, therefore, are easier to understand. True or False? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesFall Rise Intonation Quiz 1Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 2Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 3Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 4Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 5Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 6Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 7Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books