This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Falling Intonation – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Falling Intonation Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. What is the enclitic segment? A) The end of the tone unit. B) The beginning of the tone unit. C) The middle of the tone unit. D) The boundries of the tone unit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The end of the tone unit. 3. Is a pattern within a sentence that includes rising intonation followed by falling intonation in the same sentence. A) Non-Final intonation. B) Rising intonation. C) Non intonation. D) Intonation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-Final intonation. 4. 8] Which syllable is stressed in "Volunteer" ? A) LUN. B) TEER. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TEER. 5. A:That was a difficult test.B:That was a difficult test.What is the correct statement regarding A and B A) A is not stressed. B) B is emphatic stress. C) A is emphatic stress. D) B is non-emphatic stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B is emphatic stress. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. This is the action of conveying information or expressing one's thoughts and feelings in spoken language. A) Listening. B) Speaking. C) Writing. D) Viewing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaking. 10. What are the five primary vowel sounds in English? A) A, E, I, O, Y. B) A, E, I, U, W. C) A, E, I, O, U. D) B, C, D, F, G. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A, E, I, O, U. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. Which answer has the wrong characteristics of an accentual function of intonations? A) The term accentual is derived from "accent" (used by some writers to indicate stress). B) The placing of tonic stress on marks out the most important word in the tone-unit. C) The intonation reflect the mood or attitude of the speaker. D) It implies that the placement of stress is something determined by intonation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The intonation reflect the mood or attitude of the speaker. 16. It is how someone stands in front of the room or crowd. A) Posture. B) Stress. C) Stance. D) Gesture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stance. 17. Here are today's top stories. A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Flat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. "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. 21. The relative highness or lowness of a voice. A) Quality. B) Pitch. C) Tone. D) Volume. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pitch. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. "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. 29. Did they identify the suspect? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Flat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 30. Which of these is LEAST important to perfecting your accent? A) Contact with native speakers. B) Mother tongue. C) Recognising the importance of pronunciation. D) Natural ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural ability. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesFalling Intonation Quiz 1Falling Intonation Quiz 2Falling Intonation Quiz 3Falling Intonation Quiz 5Falling Intonation Quiz 6Falling Intonation Quiz 7Assimilation In Speech QuizConnected Speech Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books