This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Falling Intonation – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Falling Intonation Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the accentual pattern in the word 'information'. A) 1-0-0-0. B) The accentual pattern is 0-0-1-0. C) 0-0-0-1. D) 0-1-0-0. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The accentual pattern is 0-0-1-0. 2. Ques.3] If I want to provide a simple positive response to a yes/no question, I'll usually use- A) A rising tone followed by a fall. B) A falling tone. C) A sharply rising tone. D) A flat tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A falling tone. 3. It is the rising and falling of the voice when speaking A) Stance. B) Volume. C) Intonation. D) Pitch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intonation. 4. What kind of question normally uses rising intonation? A) Commands. B) Statements. C) Whs-questions. D) Yes/no questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes/no questions. 5. Which function of intonation allows us to express emotion:interest, joy, surprise? A) Attitudinal function. B) Discourse function. C) Grammatical function. D) Accentual function. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attitudinal function. 6. Is there any stain on the tablecloth? A) Rising intonation. B) Falling intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising intonation. 7. Falling intonation signals that we are done with a thought A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 8. What figure of speech names a person, an animal, place, thing, idea, and expression? A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 9. When did they go to school? A) Rising intonation. B) Falling intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling intonation. 10. When are you coming? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 11. How do we pronounce the word "decide" ? A) DE-cide. B) De-CIDE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) De-CIDE. 12. "Those who sold quickly made a profit." means: "A profit was made by those who sold quickly." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. What intonation should we use for W-H questions? A) Rising Intonation. B) Falling Intonation. C) Neutral Intonation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling Intonation. 14. When do English speakers use rising tone for questions? A) To list items. B) To express low energy emotions. C) For requests for clarification. D) For questions with a yes/no answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For questions with a yes/no answer. 15. Yehey, we will eat pizza! A) Rising intonation. B) Falling intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising intonation. 16. A highlighted word is the loudest, longest, and clearest. Which word is highlighted:I said I would not do the cooking. A) Do. B) Cooking. C) Not. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not. 17. A highlighted word is the loudest, longest, and clearest word. Which word is highlighted:I have three children. A) I. B) Children. C) Three. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three. 18. We can be heroes. A) Rising Intonation. B) Rising Falling Intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising Falling Intonation. 19. Which of these phrases uses an intrusive r? A) Amanda and Bob. B) Happy anniversary!. C) Rare and valuable. D) Too rainy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amanda and Bob. 20. Ques.2] Punctuation marks are a more reliable and accurate way of clarifying meaning than spoken intonation patterns. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Is this your new car? A) Rising Intonation. B) Falling Intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising Intonation. 22. How many fingers do you have? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling. 23. I am wearing a gown shaped like a pastry. A) Rising Intonation. B) Rising Falling Intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising Falling Intonation. 24. 6] Identify where the word stress is, Photographer is one of the best professions to choose . A) PHO-to-graph. B) Pho-TO-graph. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pho-TO-graph. 25. When is a campaign to correct a perceived electoral error just time-wasting politicking? A) Rising Intonation. B) Rising Falling Intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising Falling Intonation. 26. That is very beautiful! A) Rising intonation. B) Falling intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising intonation. 27. The parts of the mouth which create sound into words:lips, teeth, tongue, jaw, etc. These make consonant sounds. A) Articulators. B) Stretching. C) Articulation. D) Resonators. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Articulators. 28. What is the function of falling intonation in English sentences? A) Indicating uncertainty. B) Expressing high energy emotions. C) Offering a choice of two options. D) Making statements or comments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Making statements or comments. 29. What is the effect of rising intonation at the end of a statement? A) It emphasizes the finality of the statement. B) It conveys excitement or enthusiasm. C) It suggests uncertainty or prompts a response. D) It indicates a strong conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It suggests uncertainty or prompts a response. 30. What are nouns that are not seen but are felt, thought or expressed? A) Abstract nouns. B) Concrete Nouns. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abstract nouns. 31. What is the purpose of stressing syllables? A) To change the meaning of the word. B) To add more letters to the word. C) To make the word longer. D) To pronounce it more strongly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To pronounce it more strongly. 32. People who daily speak in public may be ..... A) Crane operators or underwater welders. B) Deep sea divers and fishermen. C) Politicians, teachers, pastors, police officers. D) Roofers, pipefitters, masons, carpenters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Politicians, teachers, pastors, police officers. 33. What is the term for the overuse of rising intonation by both non-native and native English speakers? A) High rising terminal. B) Low falling terminal. C) Intonation overload. D) Rising intonation syndrome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High rising terminal. 34. What is the function of mixed intonation in English sentences? A) Making statements or comments. B) Offering a choice of two options. C) Requesting clarification. D) Expressing high energy emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Offering a choice of two options. 35. Liverpool won the championship. A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Flat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling. 36. Who won the election? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Flat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 37. Did you work hard today? A) Rising intonation. B) Falling intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising intonation. 38. Who is that boy? A) Rising Intonation. B) Falling Intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling Intonation. 39. It is a style of writing derived from the presentation of the features and peculiarities of a particular locality and its inhabitants. (remember the calabash and the fufu when we discussed about the story of M'voolana.) A) Elements. B) Genre. C) Word play. D) Local color. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Local color. 40. It is used at the end of a statement, commands, confirmation or invite agreement or with a question that uses who, what, when, where, why or how A) Rising Intonation. B) Falling Intonation. C) Intonation. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling Intonation. 41. Which of the following options should be read with extra-high tone? A) You are hungry, aren't you?. B) Let's look at the people. C) Where is the waiter?. D) I don't believe it! (Shock). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I don't believe it! (Shock). 42. Are you ready for your vacations? A) Raising Intonation. B) Falling Intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raising Intonation. 43. Recognize the intonation:'Could you please pass me that paper?' A) Rising Intonation. B) Falling Intonation. C) Wavering Intonation. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising Intonation. 44. What is the most common position for tonic syllable? A) First lexical word. B) Middle lexical word. C) Last lexical word. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Last lexical word. 45. Are you a good student? A) Rising intonation. B) Falling intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising intonation. 46. How can intonation indicate sarcasm in speech? A) Intonation only conveys happiness or sadness, not sarcasm. B) Sarcasm is indicated by the speed of speech alone. C) Intonation indicates sarcasm by using exaggerated pitch and stress that contrasts with the literal meaning of the words. D) Intonation has no effect on sarcasm in speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intonation indicates sarcasm by using exaggerated pitch and stress that contrasts with the literal meaning of the words. 47. "Mary loves to read books." A) Falling. B) Rising. C) None of the Above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falling. 48. Any updates on the accident? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Flat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 49. Is the interview ready? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Flat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 50. It is the level of the tone of the voice; the note played by the voice. A) Stress. B) Intonation. C) Pitch. D) Pause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pitch. 51. Do you love blue colors? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) None of the Above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 52. Which are the words that usually introduce 'Special' or 'Specific' questions, which usually go with Falling Intonation? A) To be honest, I have no idea. B) WHAT-WHEN-WHERE-WHY-WHO-HOW. C) IF-AS-SO-SUCH. D) DO-HAVE-ARE-CAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WHAT-WHEN-WHERE-WHY-WHO-HOW. 53. You can go with me A) Rising intonation. B) Falling intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling intonation. 54. What is the exception to the falling tone applied to the words in a sentence? A) Long sentences. B) Stressed words. C) Unstressed words. D) Short phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stressed words. 55. Used for unsatisfied thoughts, introductory words and phrases, with a series of words, and when expressing choices. A) Non-final intonation. B) Final intonation. C) Non Intonation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-final intonation. 56. The primary characteristic of falling intonation is that the pitch of the voice: A) Changes multiple times during the sentence. B) Rises at the end of the sentence. C) Stays the same throughout the sentence. D) Falls at the end of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Falls at the end of the sentence. 57. OK, here's the magazine you wanted. A) Rising. B) Falling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling. 58. Ques.5] Intonation can be used to determine the attitude of a speaker A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. If the pitch of your voice falls at the end of a sentence, which type of intonation are you using? A) Falling intonation. B) Rising intonation. C) Question intonation. D) Sentence intonation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falling intonation. 60. Who do you think will win the presidency? A) Rising Intonation. B) Falling Intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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