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WorksheetsGST 111 PART 1
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 16mins
During a noisy lecture, Emmanuel struggles to concentrate. Which factor is MOST likely impairing his listening?
Emotional attachment to the topic
Poor note-taking skills
Physical condition of the environment
Lecturer’s use of diagrams
A student feels angry about a lecturer’s political views and tunes out. This illustrates failure to:
Maintain eye contact
Repress emotional bias
Ask mental questions
Skim textbook content
To improve lecture comprehension, Emmanuel should FIRST:
Record the lecture secretly
Identify the lecture’s main content
Discuss with friends during class
Memorize every word spoken
A lecturer uses gestures and facial expressions to emphasize a point. Emmanuel should:
Ignore non-verbal cues
Focus only on the whiteboard
Observe these as part of effective listening
Leave the class early
Which strategy helps avoid premature judgment during a lecture?
Taking verbatim notes
Avoiding hasty generalizations
Whispering to classmates
Skipping difficult topics
Informal listening is BEST exemplified by:
Taking notes during a GST105 exam review
Listening to a friend share weekend plans
Attending a university seminar
Transcribing a recorded lecture
Formal listening in university primarily aims to:
Pass time during breaks
Comprehend, evaluate, and analyze academic content
Practice casual conversation
Improve social media skills
After a lecture, Emmanuel reviews his notes and fills gaps. This is part of:
Pre-lecture preparation
During-lecture distraction
Post-lecture revision
Emotional suppression
Which is a requirement for effective note-taking?
Writing every word the lecturer says
Recognizing main ideas and relevant details
Using only full sentences
Ignoring personal thoughts
Emmanuel uses “→” in his notes to mean “leads to.” This shows he uses:
Full transcription
Shorthand symbols
Emotional annotations
Lecture recordings
Before attending a GST105 class, Emmanuel reads the session outline. This supports:
Avoiding eye contact
Pre-lecture preparation
Informal listening
Emotional bias
A lecturer says, “Consequently, listening affects academic performance.” The word “consequently” is a:
Vocabulary error
Phonetic symbol
Transition cue
Lip rounding signal
Which activity links listening directly to academic success?
Watching movies
Note-taking during lectures
Texting during class
Skipping tutorials
Emmanuel struggles because the lecturer mumbles and speaks too fast. This reflects:
Poor environmental lighting
Lecturer’s physiological condition
Student’s note-taking speed
Excessive use of diagrams
To listen effectively, a student must see listening as a:
Passive habit
Social obligation
Mental challenge
Wasted time
Which organ provides the airstream for speech?
Heart
Larynx
Lungs
Tongue
Emmanuel places fingers on his throat while saying /z/ and feels vibration. This sound is:
Voiceless
Glottal
Voiced
Nasal
The space between the vocal folds is called the:
Velum
Glottis
Alveolar ridge
Pharynx
The soft palate is also known as the:
Uvula
Velum
Epiglottis
Trachea
Which is the MOST flexible articulator in speech?
Lips
Teeth
Tongue
Hard palate
In producing /f/, the lower lip touches the upper teeth. This is a:
Bilabial sound
Dental sound
Labio-dental sound
Velar sound
The sound /k/ in “cat” is best described as a:
Voiced alveolar fricative
Voiceless velar stop
Voiced bilabial nasal
Voiceless palatal glide
Which consonant is a voiced alveolar lateral?
/r/
/l/
/n/
/d/
The vowel in “cut” /kut/ is:
High front tense
Low back lax
Mid-low central lax
High back tense
Which sound is a voiceless palato-alveolar affricate?
/sh/
/ch/
/j/
/zh/
Emmanuel hears /ng/ in “sing.” This is a:
Voiced velar nasal
Voiceless glottal fricative
Voiced bilabial stop
Voiceless alveolar fricative
The vowel /u:/ in “food” is:
Low front lax
High back tense
Central mid lax
High front tense
Which is a diphthong?
/i:/
/æ/
/ei/
/ʌ/
The word “boy” contains which diphthong?
/ai/
/oi/
/ei/
/au/
In “care” /keə/, the vowel is a:
Closing diphthong
Centering diphthong
Monophthong
Triphthong
The schwa /ə/ appears in which word?
“seat”
“mother”
“book”
“cat”
Which sound is voiceless and produced at the glottis?
/h/
/g/
/v/
/m/
To produce /m/, the lips close and air escapes through the nose. This makes /m/ a:
Stop
Fricative
Nasal
Approximant
The consonant /y/ in “yes” is a:
Voiced palatal glide
Voiceless dental fricative
Voiced velar stop
Voiceless bilabial plosive
Which articulator is PASSIVE?
Tongue
Lower lip
Upper teeth
Soft palate
When the velum is lowered, air escapes through the nose. This is essential for producing:
/s/
/t/
/n/
/f/
The vowel /a:/ in “father” is:
Low front tense
Low back tense
Mid central lax
High back lax
Emmanuel confuses “cot” /kot/ and “cart” /ka:t/. The difference lies in:
Consonant voicing
Vowel height and backness
Word length
Spelling only
Which is NOT a strategy for effective listening?
Maintaining eye contact
Allowing distractions
Asking mental questions
Suppressing emotional bias
The sound /th/ in “think” is:
Voiced dental fricative
Voiceless dental fricative
Voiceless alveolar stop
Voiced labio-dental fricative
Which word contains a voiced interdental fricative?
“thing”
“bath”
“this”
“thick”
The lateral sound /l/ is produced by directing air:
Through the nose
Along the sides of the tongue
Between lips
At the glottis
Which vowel is HIGH, FRONT, and TENSE?
/i/
/i:/
/e/
/æ/
Emmanuel transcribes “mouth” as /mau-th/. The /au/ is a:
Centering diphthong
Closing diphthong
Monophthong
Triphthong
The word “poor” may contain which diphthong in some accents?
/iə/
/eə/
/uə/
/oi/
Effective note-taking requires the ability to:
Copy slides word-for-word
Paraphrase and summarize
Ignore main ideas
Write only after class
Which symbol represents a VOICED velar stop?
/k/
/g/
/ng/
/x/
