Prosodic Features of Speech

1. This is a prosodic feature of speech that deals with variety of pitch.

• A. Intonation

• B. Juncture

• C. Stress

• D. Pauses

2. __________ is the highness or lowness of voice.

• A. Prosodic feature

• B. Juncture

• C. Pitch

• D. Intonation

3. The level of pitch that conveys strong emotions

• A. low

• B. middle

• C. high

• D. very high

4. “I won the lottery.” If read in a normal and low pitches, it shows _______.

• A. Happy

• B. Surprised

• C. Sad

• D. Nervous

5. My heart is torn into two! If read with normal and high pitches, it shows _____.

• A. Distress

• B. Sarcastic

• C. Anger

• D. Happiness

6. A meaning of sentence changes with a slight change of intonation.

• A. True

• B. Partly True

• C. False

• D. Not Applicable

7. There is no intonation without pitch.

• A. True

• B. Partly true

• C. False

• D. None of the above

8. Pitch: Voice:: _____: Loudness

• A. Stress

• B. Volume

• C. Rhythm

• D. Suprasegmentals

9. Stress, Pitch, Intonation, Projection, Speed and Voice are all called:

• A. Prosodic features of speech

• B. Parts of Speech

• C. Figures of Speech

• D. All of the above

10. Juncture: Pauses:: Stress:Accent: Prosodics: ________

• A. Intonation

• B. Pitch

• C. Suprasegmentals

• D. A and B