This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Falling Intonation – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Falling Intonation Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the primary stress pattern in the word 'photograph'? A) The primary stress is on the first syllable. B) The primary stress is evenly distributed across all syllables. C) The primary stress is on the third syllable. D) The primary stress is on the second syllable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The primary stress is on the second syllable. 2. Which among the following sentences is rising falling intonation? A) Are you okay?. B) And still, I rise. C) How have you been?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are you okay?. 3. How can intonation and stress in speech be practiced? A) Only listen to music without paying attention to the lyrics. B) Practice only with grammar exercises. C) Read quietly without articulating the words. D) Intonation and stress can be practiced through reading exercises, recordings, songs, and dialogues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intonation and stress can be practiced through reading exercises, recordings, songs, and dialogues. 4. What is the function of rising intonation in English sentences? A) Indicating uncertainty. B) Offering a choice of two options. C) Expressing high energy emotions. D) Making statements or comments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indicating uncertainty. 5. The following sentences is a falling intonation. Except: A) Are you crying?. B) What is your relationship with Madrigal Family?. C) Do you like chocolate cake?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What is your relationship with Madrigal Family?. 6. Is it the Pagsanjan Falls? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 7. What do prominence, tone, key and intonation add to the tone unit? A) Information. B) Pitch. C) Choice. D) Accent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Information. 8. What do we call nouns which can be perceived by our five senses? A) Abstract Nouns. B) Concrete Nouns. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concrete Nouns. 9. Which sentence is most likely to have falling intonation? A) Is the door open?. B) Are we leaving now?. C) What time is it?. D) Did you finish your project?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What time is it?. 10. How do we pronounce the word 'photograph'? A) PHO-to-graph. B) Pho-TO-GRAPH. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PHO-to-graph. 11. How did you go to Bangkok? A) Rising intonation. B) Falling intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling intonation. 12. Will you be attending the meeting today? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Flat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 13. I'm craving for pansit right now. A) Falling Intonation. B) Rising Intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falling Intonation. 14. Do you like living in Portland? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 15. Why is intonation important in communication? A) It is important because it conveys emotions and nuances, and can change the meaning of what is said. B) Intonation is only used in music. C) Intonation has no impact on communication. D) Intonation is irrelevant in writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is important because it conveys emotions and nuances, and can change the meaning of what is said. 16. My mom brought me to the mall A) Rising intonation. B) Falling intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling intonation. 17. Provide an example of a word with a schwa sound. A) Computer. B) Table. C) Banana. D) Sofa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sofa. 18. I will be cooking a pancake. A) Rising. B) Falling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling. 19. "What a beautiful day" Rising-falling tone said? A) Sarcasticly. B) Genuinely. C) Confusingly. D) Enthusiasticly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarcasticly. 20. Is that how you should talk to children? A) Non-Final Intonation. B) Rising Intonation. C) Falling Intonation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising Intonation. 21. 7] We can stress only vowels, not consonants. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Why are you sad? A) Raising Intonation. B) Falling Intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling Intonation. 23. He never sleeps. A) Rising. B) Falling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling. 24. The next case is related to falling intonation or rising intonation?He paid for the dinner, didn't he? A) Rising intonation. B) Falling intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising intonation. 25. How many syllables does the word "university" have? A) Two. B) Three. C) Five. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Five. 26. Identify whether the following sentences have a rising or falling intonation.Where's the nearest post-office? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling. 27. A highlighted word is the loudest, clearest, and strongest in the group. Which word is highlighted:There's a purple pencil in the toolbox. A) In. B) The. C) Toolbox. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toolbox. 28. Have you tried mixing the glue and water? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 29. The sentence, 'You're coming with us.', can be a statement or a question depending on its intonation. How would you say it to make it a question? A) With a pause in the middle. B) With falling intonation. C) With a louder voice. D) With rising intonation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With rising intonation. 30. What is the enclitic segment? A) The boundries of the tone unit. B) The beginning of the tone unit. C) The middle of the tone unit. D) The end of the tone unit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The end of the tone unit. 31. Is a pattern within a sentence that includes rising intonation followed by falling intonation in the same sentence. A) Rising intonation. B) Intonation. C) Non-Final intonation. D) Non intonation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-Final intonation. 32. A:That was a difficult test.B:That was a difficult test.What is the correct statement regarding A and B A) B is non-emphatic stress. B) A is not stressed. C) A is emphatic stress. D) B is emphatic stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B is emphatic stress. 33. What is the intonation pattern typically used in yes/no questions? A) The intonation pattern is a falling intonation. B) The intonation pattern is a flat intonation. C) The intonation pattern typically used in yes/no questions is a rising intonation. D) The intonation pattern varies randomly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The intonation pattern typically used in yes/no questions is a rising intonation. 34. A person's pronunciation of words, choice of words, and manner in which the person expresses himself or herself. A) Diction. B) Vocal variety. C) Articulation. D) Rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diction. 35. Did we buy any milk? A) Rising intonation. B) Falling intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising intonation. 36. This is the action of conveying information or expressing one's thoughts and feelings in spoken language. A) Viewing. B) Listening. C) Writing. D) Speaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speaking. 37. What are the five primary vowel sounds in English? A) A, E, I, O, Y. B) A, E, I, O, U. C) B, C, D, F, G. D) A, E, I, U, W. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A, E, I, O, U. 38. How long will you stay like this? A) Rising Intonation. B) Rising Falling Intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising Falling Intonation. 39. The command, 'Please sit down.', uses which type of intonation? A) Neutral intonation. B) Rising intonation. C) Both rising and falling intonation. D) Falling intonation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Falling intonation. 40. What kind of intonation do you use in the next sentence?I think we are completely lost A) Falling intonation. B) Rising intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falling intonation. 41. I hear the Health Centre is expanding. So, is that the new doctor? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 42. Which answer has the wrong characteristics of an accentual function of intonations? A) It implies that the placement of stress is something determined by intonation. B) The term accentual is derived from "accent" (used by some writers to indicate stress). C) The placing of tonic stress on marks out the most important word in the tone-unit. D) The intonation reflect the mood or attitude of the speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The intonation reflect the mood or attitude of the speaker. 43. It is how someone stands in front of the room or crowd. A) Stance. B) Posture. C) Gesture. D) Stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stance. 44. Here are today's top stories. A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Flat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat. 45. Recognize the intonation:'Did you do your homework?' A) Rising Intonation. B) Falling Intonation. C) Wavering Intonation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising Intonation. 46. Ques.4] The four types of intonation are: A) Slipping, dipping, blaring, and soothing. B) Shouting, whispering, speaking, and croaking. C) Rising, falling, channelling, and sliding. D) Rising, falling, dipping, and peaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rising, falling, dipping, and peaking. 47. "I am absolutely certain." A) Rising Intonation. B) Falling Intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling Intonation. 48. The relative highness or lowness of a voice. A) Quality. B) Tone. C) Pitch. D) Volume. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pitch. 49. When you deliver a speech in public, think about ..... A) Keep it impersonal. B) Do not teach anything new. C) Talk circles around the audience and have them guess what you are telling them. D) Tell the audience what you will tell them, tell them, then summarize what you told them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tell the audience what you will tell them, tell them, then summarize what you told them. 50. Choose the correct answer Put that down! A) Rising intonation. B) Falling intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling intonation. 51. I like to eat adobo A) Rising intonation. B) Falling intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling intonation. 52. What are the three things you need to do to pronounce stress correctly?) A) Speak faster, louder, and lower. B) Speak slower, louder, and higher. C) Speak louder, higher, and longer. D) Speak softer, lower, and shorter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speak louder, higher, and longer. 53. The sentence, 'Have you finished your homework?' uses which type of intonation? A) Falling intonation. B) Stable intonation. C) A combination of both. D) Rising intonation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rising intonation. 54. How does intonation affect the meaning of the sentence 'You're coming?' versus 'You're coming.'? A) The intonation changes 'You're coming?' into a question, while 'You're coming.' is a statement. B) Both sentences are always interpreted as questions. C) Intonation has no effect on the meaning of the sentence. D) The intonation only affects the volume of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The intonation changes 'You're coming?' into a question, while 'You're coming.' is a statement. 55. "Alas! Your mother is Teresa, right?" A) Rising. B) Falling. C) None of the Above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 56. Did they identify the suspect? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Flat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 57. Which of these is LEAST important to perfecting your accent? A) Contact with native speakers. B) Mother tongue. C) Natural ability. D) Recognising the importance of pronunciation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural ability. 58. What intonation should we use for questions which are answerable by Yes or No? A) Rising Intonation. B) Falling Intonation. C) Neutral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising Intonation. 59. What is the term for the ways English speakers mark the importance of a stressed word? A) Word stress. B) Intonation stress. C) Sentence emphasis. D) Word emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Word stress. 60. Are you thirsty? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesFalling Intonation Quiz 1Falling Intonation Quiz 3Falling Intonation Quiz 4Assimilation In Speech QuizConnected Speech QuizConsonant Clusters Pronunciation QuizConsonant Clusters QuizContrastive Stress Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books