This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Fall Rise Intonation – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which intonation pattern is NOT used in English? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Flat. D) Falling-rising. E) Rising-falling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat. 2. Rise and fall of the voice in speaking A) Volume. B) Intonation. C) Stress. D) Pitch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intonation. 3. How many syllables are there?"Carlo's very smart." A) 4. B) 6. C) 5. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6. 4. The tone showing "limited agreement" response with reservations called A) Fall-rise tone. B) Falling tone. C) Rise-fall tone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fall-rise tone. 5. Intonation can signal to the listener what is to be taken as "new" information and what is already "given" . Rising intonation = "Old" information, Falling intonation = "New" information A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 6. How does intonation affect the meaning of the sentence 'You're going to the party'? A) It can make it a question or a statement. B) It changes the tense of the sentence. C) It alters the subject of the sentence. D) It doesn't affect the meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can make it a question or a statement. 7. Choose the correct intonation pattern for the given sentence: "He's not feeling well." A) Rising. B) Fall-Rise. C) Falling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Falling. 8. Rising intonation is used to show ..... A) Something more to follow. B) Listing. C) Encouraging. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 9. Intonation is about: A) WHAT we say. B) HOW we say things. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HOW we say things. 10. Why is intonation important? A) Intonation can change the meaning of a sentence. B) Intonation is about how we say things, not what we say. C) Intonation indicates the mood of the speaker. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. How many syllables are there?"Carlos's very smart." A) 6. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6. 12. Which statements are true about intonation? A) Intonation can change/ affect the interpretation of a sentence and cause misunderstanding. B) Pitch, sentence stress and rhythm are key components of intonation. C) Intonation refer to the use of pitch to convey the meaning at the sentence or discourse level. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct. 13. WH-questions ends with what type of intonation? A) Rising Intonation. B) Falling Intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling Intonation. 14. Question Tags are formed with auxiliary verb + subject pronoun. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 15. To be polite, the sentence "May I ask you a question?" should be pronounced with A) Rising intonation. B) A fall-rise. C) A rise-fall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fall-rise. 16. What is the intonation pattern of this question: "Is it a dog?" A) The voice rises at the end of the question. B) The voice falls at the end of the question. C) The voice remains the same and doesn't change. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The voice rises at the end of the question. 17. A shift Is indicated by ..... ? A) A straight vertical line. B) A line drawn at the base. C) A line curving up or down. D) A line with some distance below the word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A straight vertical line. 18. MOONLIGHT is an example of a compound noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. In the story "I Fall Down" does everything land with the same force? A) No, objects don't land on the ground. B) Yes, everything lands with the same force. C) No, objects with different weights land with different forces. D) Yes, everything weighs the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, objects with different weights land with different forces. 20. What are the sense-groups of disjunctive questions? A) Statement(affirmative or negative), question tags. B) General, special. C) Limited, unlimited. D) All of these answers are right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statement(affirmative or negative), question tags. 21. That's not what I meant at all! A) Rise-Fall. B) Falling. C) Level. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rise-Fall. 22. The word 'feather' contains a hard 'th' sound. A) T. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) F. 23. How many basic intonations in English: A) 2. B) 5. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 24. Where is the primary stress in this word:blossom? A) 1st syllable. B) 2nd syllable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st syllable. 25. Rachel, is that you? A) Rising intonation. B) Falling intonation. C) Rise-fall intonation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising intonation. 26. In which situation would you most likely use a flat intonation? A) Reading a list of items. B) Asking a question. C) Expressing surprise. D) Giving a command. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading a list of items. 27. Which word is stressed in this sentence: "She can't believe it!" A) Can't. B) She. C) Believe. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Believe. 28. How many tonic syllables are there in each tone-unit? A) 3. B) 4. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1. 29. ..... is the rise and fall of the voice in speech. A) Intonation. B) Note. C) Speech. D) Poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intonation. 30. Is your name Katherine? A) Rising-falling Intonation. B) Rising Intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising Intonation. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesFall Rise Intonation Quiz 1Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 2Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 4Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 5Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 6Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 7Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 8Fall Rise Intonation Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books