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ENG 202 PRELIM EXAM

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Linguistics focuses on

a)

the study of world languages

b)

the rules and conventions of language

c)

English phonetics

d)

the scientific study of language

2.

the branches of linguistics that focus on the structure of language

a)

syntax & pragmatics

b)

morphology & phonology

c)

morphology & syntax

d)

syntax & semantics

3.

The branches of linguistics that focus on the meaning of a language

a)

semantics & phonology

b)

semantics & pragmatics

c)

morphology & pragmatics

d)

pragmatics & phonology

4.

The branches of linguistics that focus on the sound system of a language

a)

phonetics & semantics

b)

phonetics & phonology

c)

semantics & syntax

d)

morphology & pragmatics

5.

The study of the structure of phrases and sentences

a)

syntax

b)

morphology

c)

phonology

d)

semantics

6.

The study of interrelation between linguistic factors and psychological aspects is called___________.

a)

Neurolinguistics

b)

Psycholinguistics

c)

Sociolinguistics

7.

The study of appropriate languge use in different social contexts.

a)

semantics

b)

phonetics

c)

pragmatics

d)

linguistics

8.

Cultural transmission is________________

a)

Language users can understand and create never – before-heard utterance.

b)

The language user can talk about things that are not present, the messages can refer to things in remote time (past and future) or space (here or elsewhere).

c)

Messages in the system are made up of smaller, repeatable parts rather than indivisible units. A word, for example, can be broken down into units of sound.

d)

Human language is transmitted from one generation to another.

9.

Which of the following BEST describes Language?

a)

A system that associates sounds (or gestures) with meanings in a way that uses words and sentences.

b)

It is the scientific study of human language.

c)

Attempts to make practical use of the knowledge derived from general linguistic research

d)

It existed much earlier than writing.

10.

He is the Father of Modern Linguistics.

a)

Benjamin Whorf

b)

Ferdinand de Saussure

c)

Noam Chomsky

d)

Robin Lakoff

11.

A set of language rules (that usually reflect the norms of prestigious social groups) considered appropriate and acceptable, and recommended as good use of language.

a)

descriptive grammar

b)

preemptive grammar

c)

prescriptive grammar

d)

pedagogical grammar

12.

What is the study of language as it pertains to social classes, ethnic groups, and genders?

a)

Psycholinguistics

b)

Comparative linguistics

c)

Sociolinguistics

d)

Linguistics

13.

Language is a tool for creating and maintaining social interactions through conversations.

a)

Structuralist's Views

b)

Transformationalist's View

c)

Functionalist's View

d)

Interactionalist's View

14.

Language can be described in terms of observable and verifiable data as it is being used

a)

Structuralist's View

b)

Transformationalist's View

c)

Functionalist's View

d)

Interactionalist's View

15.

Language is a dynamic system through which members of a community exchange information

a)

Structuralist's Views

b)

Transformationalist's View

c)

Functionalist's View

d)

Interactionalist's View

16.

What is the spelling of the underlined words: "Oh my beautiful mother. She told me, "Son in life you're gonna go far,"

a)

maɪ / fɑr

b)

mɑi / fɑr

c)

mɑi / far

d)

mɑɪ / fɑr

17.

What is the spelling of the underlined words: "Over the horizon is another bright sky. Oh, my my how beautiful,"

a)

həˈraɪzən / bræɪt

b)

həˈræizən / brait

c)

həˈrɑizən / brɑɪt

d)

həˈraɪzən / braɪt

18.

What is the spelling for the underlined words: "He told me, "Son sometimes it may seem dark. But the absence of the light is a necessary part."

a)

dɑrk / ˈæbsəns / ˈnɛsəˌsɛrɪ

b)

dɑrk / ˈæbsəns / ˈnɛsəˌsɛri

c)

dærk / ˈɑbsəns / ˈnɛsəˌsɛri /

d)

dærk / ˈɑbsəns / ˈnɛsəˌsɛrɪ /

19.

What is the spelling of the underlined words: "People build their barricades out of jealousy and hate"

a)

ˈbærəˌkeɪdz / heɪt

b)

ˈbɑrəˌkeidz / heit

c)

ˈbærəˌkeidz / heɪt

d)

ˈbɑrəˌkeɪdz / heɪt

20.

What is the spelling of the underlined words: "Ah, nothing can tear us apart. Sailing on a stormy sea, we’re together you and me."

a)

seilɪŋ / tɛr / təˈgeðər

b)

seɪliŋ / tɛr / təˈgɛðər

c)

seɪlɪŋ / tɛr / təˈgɛðər

d)

seɪlɪŋ / ter / təˈgɛðər

21.

What's the spelling of the underlined words: "We build castles with our hands, on a solid ground they stand."

a)

‘kæsəlz/hɑndz

b)

‘kɑsəlz/hændz

c)

ˈkɑsəlz / hɑndz

d)

ˈkæsəlz / hændz

22.

What's the spelling of the underlined words: "They’re our shelter from the storm, to keep us safe and keep us warm."

a)

ˈʃeltər / seɪf

b)

ˈʃɛltər / seif

c)

ˈʃɛltər / sɛɪf

d)

ˈʃɛltər / seɪf

23.

What's the spelling of the underlined words: "This is how it’s meant to be, we’re together you and me"

a)

ðis / mɛnt

b)

ðɪs / ment

c)

ðɪs / mɛnt

d)

ðis / ment

24.

What's the spelling of the underlined words: "There is always a hand that you can hold on to."

a)

ˈɔlˌweɪz / hɑnd

b)

ˈɔlˌweɪz / hænd

c)

ˈɔlˌweɪz / hand

d)

ˈɔlˌwɛɪz / hænd

25.

What's the spelling for the underlined word: "You're never alone"

a)

ˈnəvɛr

b)

ˈnɛvɛr

c)

ˈnɛvər

d)

ˈnever

26.

Which word has this sound?

a)

photo

b)

white

c)

think

27.

Which word has this sound?

a)

working

b)

institution

c)

happier

28.

This sound can be found in....

a)

cut

b)

foot

c)

door

29.

Where can you find this sound?

a)

call

b)

cat

c)

happy

30.

Which of these words sounds differently?

a)

Cup

b)

Luck

c)

Turn

d)

Club

31.

How many individual sounds do we have in the word "teacher"?

a)

three

b)

four

c)

five

d)

six

32.

Which of these words has a different sound?

a)

Cheese

b)

Ship

c)

Machine

d)

Share

33.

Which of these words has a long "o" sound?

a)

Call

b)

Four

c)

Go

d)

Rock

34.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

bachelor

b)

diploma

c)

internship

d)

scholarship

35.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

analytical

b)

opportunity

c)

qualification

d)

university

36.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

college

b)

degree

c)

language

d)

subject

37.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

a)

broaden

b)

provide

c)

pursue

d)

succeed

38.

What is a phoneme?

a)

The smallest unit of pronunciation

b)

The most important unit of pronunciation

c)

The variations of each sound

d)

All of the above

39.

Phonetics is a science that studies...

a)

the description of sounds

b)

the classification of sounds

c)

the description and classification of sounds

d)

the systematic organization and functions of sounds

40.

1. He burned his hand.

a)

/beɪʳnd/

b)

/bɜ:ʳnt/

41.

1. Ear

a)

/eəʳ/

b)

/ɪəʳ/

42.

1. Poor

a)

/pʊəʳ/

b)

/pəʊʳ/

43.

Identifiy the second sound in CUT

a)

Diphthong

b)

Pure vowel

c)

Consonant

d)

Cardinal vowel

44.

YOUR ________ IS TOO SMALL FOR MY HANDS.

a)

/maʊθ/

b)

/maʊs/

45.

hɪz ___________ smɛlz ɒv ˈʌnjənz ænd ˈgɑːlɪk

a)

breath

b)

breathe

46.

Which word has a different sound in "th"?

a)

smooth

b)

father

c)

either

d)

worth

47.

Which word is correct?

Luz´s __________ hurt. She fell down when riding her bike.

a)

/niːz/ niece

b)

/niːs/ niece

c)

/niːz/ knees

d)

/niːs/ knees

48.

aɪ laɪk jɔːr ­­­__________ kləʊðz.

a)

ˈkæʒjʊəl

b)

ˈkæʃʊəl

49.

What is the word?

aɪ lʌv ðɪs ˈræbɪt bʌt aɪ dɪsˈlaɪk ðæt heə(r).

a)

hare

b)

hair

50.

Which word doesn´t have the sound "/ʒ/"?

a)

Occasion

b)

Measure

c)

Asia

d)

Issue

51.

Which word has the sound "/dʒ/"?

a)

Your

b)

Yale

c)

Young

d)

Fragile

52.

Which word´s phonemes are pronounced fully?

a)

Palm

b)

Small

c)

Corps

d)

Island

53.

Which word´s phonemes are pronounced fully?

a)

Autumn

b)

Comb

c)

Know

d)

Stain

54.

Which word doesn´t have the sound /ʃ/?

a)

Chicago

b)

Nauseous

c)

Sugar

d)

Question

55.

Which sentence has just the sound /z/ in their words?

a)

Stella and Marcos are a nice students.

b)

This zoo doesn´t open on Thursdays.

c)

These girls love those dogs.

56.

My favorite bird is the dove?

a)

/dʌv/

b)

/dəʊv/

c)

/dæd/

57.

I am sure my friend will entrance my family. He´s so kind.

a)

/inˈtraːns/

b)

/ˈen·trəns/

58.

Luis ˈwɒntɪd tuː nəʊ wɒt ðə ˈtiːʧə ______ əˈbaʊt ˈpɒlɪtɪks.

a)

tɔːt

b)

θɔːt

59.

ðə ˌmɪljəˈneə(r) mæn bɔːt sʌm ______ tuː rɛnt.

a)

ʧɪps

b)

ʃɪps

60.

duː juː wɒnt ə pɔːrk _______? ɪts dɪˈlɪʃəs

a)

ʧɒp

b)

ʃɒp

61.

manner: air is stopped in the mouth and then let out with friction

a)

fricatives

b)

affricates

c)

nasals

d)

lateral

62.

manner: air is stopped in the mouth and then let out with a slight explosion

a)

affricates

b)

explosiates

c)

plosives

d)

fricatives

63.

manner: air is squeezed through a narrowing in the mouth with friction

a)

affricates

b)

plosives

c)

fricatives

d)

lateral

64.

manner: air is stopped in the mouth and let out through the nose by lowering the soft palate

a)

nasals

b)

lateral

c)

plosives

d)

affricates

65.

manner: air passes out freely trough the mouth without a stoppage, or any narrowing small enough to produce friction

a)

lateral

b)

approximants

c)

nasals

d)

fricatives

66.

What sound does it represent?

a)

TH as in "that"

b)

TH as in "both"

c)

TH as in "think"

d)

TH as in "Math"

67.

In which word is this sound present?

a)

crisp

b)

mash

c)

church

d)

stop

68.

Choose the correct transcription for 'grab'

a)

[ˈgɹæb]

b)

[ˈgræb]

c)

[ˈgɹaeb]

d)

[ˈkɹæb]

69.

Choose the correct transcription for 'pluck'

a)

[ˈpluk]

b)

[ˈplək]

c)

[ˈplʌk]

d)

[ˈplʌck]

70.

p b t d k g are all examples of...

a)

plosives

b)

fricatives

c)

affricates

d)

nasals

71.

th sh f s are examples of...

a)

plosives

b)

fricatives

c)

affricates

d)

nasals

72.

ch (as in church) and dg (as in judge) are...

a)

plosives

b)

fricatives

c)

affricates

d)

nasals

73.

What is a glottal stop?

a)

a combination of a plosive and a fricative

b)

how you make an L sound

c)

making a fricative sound last a long time

d)

closing vocal cords instead of pronouncing a T

74.

What is the study of the acoustic, auditory characteristics of speech sounds and physical properties/features of human speech sounds?

a)

Phonology

b)

Phonemes

c)

Phonetics

d)

Phonics

75.

What is a way of speaking a language? It relates to a significant utterance or speech pattern resulting from the consequences and pauses of stress and pitch accent.

a)

Intonation

b)

Stress

c)

Accent

d)

Juncture

76.
What is Intonation? 
a)
Syllables and stress
b)
The beat of a language.
c)
The individual sound of a language.
d)
The melody of a language. 
77.
Which syllable has the primary stress in the word "California?"
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
78.
How many syllables are in the word "pronunciation?"
a)
5
b)
4
c)
6
d)
3
79.

When do we use rising intonation?

a)

Finished giving information.

b)

Yes/No questions

c)

Wh- questions

d)

Information you are certain about

80.

Where is the primary stress in the word "accuracy"?

a)

First syllable

b)

Second syllable

c)

Third syllable

d)

Fourth syllable

81.

Choose the correct intonation:

"He lives in Norway."

a)

Rising

b)

Falling

82.

Which of these words has a syllabic consonant?

a)

Kitten

b)

Pencil

c)

Action

d)

All of the above

83.

Which syllable is stressed in the following word?

circulation

a)

circulation

b)

circulation

c)

circulation

d)

circulation

84.

Which syllable is stressed in the following word?

competition

a)

competition

b)

competition

c)

competition

85.

Which syllable is stressed in the following word?

university

a)

university

b)

university

c)

university

86.

The sentences is in RISING intonation EXCEPT:

a)

I bought 3 apples.

b)

Is she dating him?

c)

Your Boyfriend is Tongo?!

d)

What is it again?

87.

It is the joining of sounds or phonemes to create a word.

a)

Phrasing

b)

Blending

c)

Combining

88.

It is the skill of grouping the words of a long sentence to express a clear thought and to catch a breath while speaking.

a)

Phrasing

b)

Combining

c)

Blending

d)

Linking

89.

What is the correct blended/pronunciation for the given words below:

"turn on the light"

a)

turn on thelight

b)

turnon the light

c)

tur non the light

d)

turnon thelight

90.

In phrasing use the single bar (/) to pause

between clauses and double bar (//) to end the sentence.


"Let me repeat your order you are ordering for a bucket of spicy chicken five large chocolate milk tea and 1 dream cake"

a)

Let me/ repeat your order/ you are ordering for a bucket of spicy chicken five /large chocolate milk tea and 1 dream cake//

b)

Let me repeat your order / you are ordering for a bucket /of spicy chicken /five large/ chocolate milk tea and 1 dream cake//

c)

Let me repeat your order / you are ordering for a bucket of spicy chicken /five large chocolate milk tea/ and 1 dream cake//