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Intonation

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Does an initial parenthesis usually form a separate intonation group?

a)

Never

b)

Yes

c)

No

2.

Match the spare (лишнее) word

a)

Tempo

b)

Pitch

c)

Intonation

3.

Semantically and grammatically incomplete sentences are usually pronounced with ... intonation

a)

Rising

b)

Mid-level

c)

Falling

4.

The falling tone is marked with

a)

|

b)

/

c)

\

5.

With what intonation do we usually pronounce the words "generally", "occasionally", "gradually", "personally" and so on

a)

Falling

b)

Rising

c)

Falling-rising

6.

... is a powerful means of communication. It has a great potential for expressing ideas and emotions

a)

Sound

b)

Vowel

c)

Rhythm

d)

Intonation

7.

What is the usual tone for reporting phrases in english?

a)

Rising

b)

Middle

c)

Falling

8.

What grammatical phenomena require Low Rise?

a)

adverbial phrase

b)

Parenthesis

c)

Enumeration

9.

What component of the intonation group is the most important?

a)

The nucleus

b)

The tail

c)

The head

10.

Name the component of intonation

a)

Pitch

b)

Loudness

c)

Intonation-group

11.

Initial parenthesis is placed ...

a)

in the middle of the sentence

b)

in the end of the sentence

c)

in the beginning of the sentence

12.

How many types of head are there in English language?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

3

13.

What does this sign mean [↑]?

a)

Low rise

b)

Rising intonation

c)

Accidental rise

14.

Which segment of the intonation group stretches from the first stressed syllable to the nucleus tone?

a)

The head

b)

The nucleus

c)

The pre-head

15.

Translate into russian the word "utterance"

a)

Речь

b)

Высказывание

c)

Синтагма

16.

The constitutive function of intonation serves to ...

a)

To express emotions

b)

To build up sentences

c)

Make the conversation more clear

17.

Translate into russina the word "HEAD"

a)

Уровень

b)

Голова

c)

Шкала

18.

Translate into russian the word "quoted speech"

a)

Вводная конструкция

b)

Прямая речь

c)

Косвенная речь

19.

The rising tone is marked with

a)

\

b)

/

c)

|

20.

Final parenthesis is palced ...

a)

in the beginning of the sentence

b)

in the middle of the sentence

c)

In the end of the sentence

21.

Translate into russian the word "parenthesis"

a)

Вводное слово

b)

Антитеза

c)

Парантеза

22.

How many types of nuclei are there in English language?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

6

23.

What is the last segment of a complete intonation group

a)

The pre-tail

b)

The tail

c)

The pre-head

24.

Semantically and grammatically complete sentences are usually pronounced with .... intonation

a)

Rising

b)

Falling

c)

Mid-level

25.

Translate into russian the word "intonation-group"

a)

Парадигма

b)

Синтагма

c)

Интонограмма

26.

The stressed syllable is marked with

a)

\

b)

/

c)

|

27.

What segment of an intonation-group does the final reporting phrase form?

a)

The tail

b)

The pre-head

c)

The nucleus

28.

Mistakes connected with the changes of the meaning of words, which prevent communication are called

a)

Spelling

b)

Orthoepic

c)

Phonological

d)

Phonetic

29.

The phonemes [w], [j], [r] possess common property, they are all:

a)

affricates

b)

back consonants

c)

sonorants

d)

cacuminal consonants

30.

How many types of descending head are there in English language

a)

4

b)

2

c)

6