TEST 3

Which of the following articulators is considered passive?

• Tongue

• Lips

• Upper teeth

• Velum

Which of the following is an active articulator?

• Upper teeth

• Hard palate

• Alveolar ridge

• Lower lip

Which part of the articulatory system is primarily responsible for directing airflow into either the nasal or oral cavity?

• Vocal folds

• Soft palate (velum)

• Tongue tip

• Glottis

What is the role of the lungs in speech production?

• Shaping sounds

• Filtering air

• Providing airflow

• Controlling pitch

What distinguishes an active articulator from a passive one?

• Active articulators are fixed in the vocal tract

• Active articulators move to produce speech sounds

• Passive articulators move to produce speech sounds

• Passive articulators are not involved in speech production

The airflow from the lungs passes through which structure before reaching the mouth?

• Glottis

• Velum

• Tongue

• Uvula

A student mispronounces /s/ as /ʃ/ in all positions. What articulatory change should they focus on?

• Move the tongue further back toward the palate

• Raise the velum

• Move the tongue closer to the alveolar ridge and narrow the groove

• Vibrate the vocal cords more strongly

Which articulatory feature distinguishes /ɑː/ from /ʌ/?

• Lip rounding

• Tongue height

• Nasalization

• Tenseness

What is the main articulatory feature of central vowels?

• Tongue is positioned at the front

• Tongue is positioned between front and back

• Tongue is raised and retracted

• Tongue is low and back

Why is /ə/ called a 'neutral' or 'reduced' vowel?

• It is always voiced

• It occurs in stressed syllables

• It is produced with minimal effort in the center of the mouth

• It is the loudest vowel