This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry > Prosody – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prosody Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a left-dominant feet? A) First strong syllable followed by weak syllable. B) First weak syllable followed by strong syllable. C) Final strong syllable preceded by weak syllable. D) Final weak syllable preceded by weak syllable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First strong syllable followed by weak syllable. 2. Vocabulary 1. I've got lots of ..... but I think Aunt Paula and Uncle Joe are my favourites. A) Enemies. B) Partners. C) Classmates. D) Relatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relatives. 3. Utterance-level pitch contour, contrast intonation for a question and a statement, for contour contributes to emotional intent, overall decrease in Fo as a phrase or sentence gets longer, may be influenced by gender A) Intonation. B) Duration. C) Sonority. D) Stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intonation. 4. The combined effect of stress, loudness and rate of speech A) Speech rhythm. B) Juncture. C) Preboundary. D) Prominence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speech rhythm. 5. What pattern of meter is "2 unstressed syllables followed by 1 stressed syllable" ? A) Iambic. B) Trochaic. C) Anapestic. D) Dactylic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anapestic. 6. What is the pitch track? A) Measuring F1 at every step in a sound file yields a pitch track. A pitch track of the voice is what you perceive as high and low. B) Measuring F0 at one step in a sound file yields a pitch track. A pitch track of the voice is what you perceive as stress. C) Measuring F0 at every step in a sound file yields a pitch track. A pitch track of the voice is what you perceive as high and low. D) Measuring F0 at every step in a sound file yields a pitch track. A pitch track of the voice is what you perceive as loudness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Measuring F0 at every step in a sound file yields a pitch track. A pitch track of the voice is what you perceive as high and low. 7. ..... the caves and grottos in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is the most popular activity for visitors. A) Exploring. B) Destroying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exploring. 8. What pattern of meter is "1 stressed syllables followed by 2 unstressed syllable" ? A) Iambic. B) Trochaic. C) Anapestic. D) Dactylic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dactylic. 9. Which of the following is an example of prosodic feature? A) Intonation. B) Syntax. C) Morphology. D) Semantics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intonation. 10. Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night;What immortal hand or eye, What type of meter from William Blake's The Tyger above? A) Iambic. B) Anapestic. C) Trochaic. D) Dactylic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trochaic. 11. Vocabulary 6. Parents should always ..... to talk to their childrenabout their problems. A) Do time. B) Make chores. C) Do chores. D) Make time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make time. 12. Is the following statement right? frequency and amplitude vary independently A) No. B) Yes. C) No idea . D) Maybe?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 13. What is the purpose of using punctuation in writing? A) To confuse the reader. B) To slow down the reading pace. C) To clarify meaning and organize the structure of writing. D) To make the writing look messy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To clarify meaning and organize the structure of writing. 14. What is the usage of stress? A) Stress defines the rhythm of speech. B) Stress defines the word meaning of speech. C) Stress defines the pitch of speech. D) Stress defines the tune of speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stress defines the rhythm of speech. 15. Time separation of syllables, helps define duration, difference between "I scream" and "icecream" or "bluebird" and "blue bird" A) Juncture. B) Pre boundary lengthening. C) Sonority. D) Speech rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juncture. 16. Vocabulary 4. My best friend ..... me of breaking her iPod, but Ididn't! A) Accused. B) Argued. C) Discussed. D) Advised. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accused. 17. Vocabulary 3. You worked hard all day, Mum. Sit down and ..... while I get dinner ready. A) Do your fair share. B) Put your feet up. C) Be sick and tired. D) Run errands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Put your feet up. 18. What is a stress-timed language? A) The syllables are not similar in length. The amount of time it takes to say something does not depend on the number of syllables. B) The syllables are similar in length. The amount of time it takes to say something does depend on the number of syllables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The syllables are not similar in length. The amount of time it takes to say something does not depend on the number of syllables. 19. Stressed unity may be higher in pitch, louder, and of longer duration A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Excess stress used to indicate intent or meaning A) Locus. B) Prominence. C) Juncture. D) Pre boundary lengthening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prominence. Next →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesProsody Quiz 2Prosody Quiz 3American Poetry QuizMetaphysical Poetry QuizPoetry Terms QuizPoetry QuizRomantic Poetry QuizShakespeare'S Sonnets Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books