This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phonetics > Falling Intonation – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Falling Intonation Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. What is the function of falling intonation in English sentences? A) Expressing high energy emotions. B) Indicating uncertainty. C) Offering a choice of two options. D) Making statements or comments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Making statements or comments. 3. What is the effect of rising intonation at the end of a statement? A) It conveys excitement or enthusiasm. B) It suggests uncertainty or prompts a response. C) It indicates a strong conclusion. D) It emphasizes the finality of the statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It suggests uncertainty or prompts a response. 4. 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. 5. What is the purpose of stressing syllables? A) To make the word longer. B) To change the meaning of the word. C) To pronounce it more strongly. D) To add more letters to the word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To pronounce it more strongly. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. What is the function of mixed intonation in English sentences? A) Requesting clarification. B) Expressing high energy emotions. C) Making statements or comments. D) Offering a choice of two options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Offering a choice of two options. 9. Liverpool won the championship. A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Flat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling. 10. Who won the election? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Flat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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) Genre. B) Local color. C) Elements. D) Word play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Local color. 14. 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. 15. Which of the following options should be read with extra-high tone? A) You are hungry, aren't you?. B) I don't believe it! (Shock). C) Let's look at the people. D) Where is the waiter?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I don't believe it! (Shock). 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. "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. 22. Any updates on the accident? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Flat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 23. Is the interview ready? A) Rising. B) Falling. C) Flat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising. 24. It is the level of the tone of the voice; the note played by the voice. A) Intonation. B) Pitch. C) Stress. D) Pause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pitch. 25. 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. 26. 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) IF-AS-SO-SUCH. C) WHAT-WHEN-WHERE-WHY-WHO-HOW. D) DO-HAVE-ARE-CAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) WHAT-WHEN-WHERE-WHY-WHO-HOW. 27. 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. 28. What is the exception to the falling tone applied to the words in a sentence? A) Unstressed words. B) Long sentences. C) Stressed words. D) Short phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stressed words. 29. 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. 30. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesFalling Intonation Quiz 1Falling Intonation Quiz 2Falling Intonation Quiz 3Falling Intonation Quiz 4Falling Intonation Quiz 5Falling Intonation Quiz 7Assimilation In Speech QuizConnected Speech Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books