ENG241 e-exam (2019)

Question QFB1 : ___ is the major means of communication between individuals and countries
Answer: Language
Question QFB2 : The fact that language is a(n) ____ behaviour means that it is non-instructive
Answer: Acquired
Question QFB3 : ___ is the language coined from Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo
Answer: WAZOBIA
Question QFB4 : One of these two languages in parenthesis (Urhobo; Esperanto) stands a greater chance of continuity
Answer: Urhobo
Question QFB5 : The graphic aspect of language is expressed through ____
Answer: Writing
Question QFB6 : The acronym IPA stands for _____
Answer: International Phonetics Alphabet
Question QFB7 : The minimum speech unit in a language is known as ____
Answer: Syllable
Question QFB8 : The English word _____ is transcribed as /fait/
Answer: Fight
Question QFB9 : The English word _____ is transcribed as /má´‚t/
Answer: Mat
Question QFB10 : The English word _____ is transcribed as /aƱə/
Answer: Hour
Question QFB11 : The English word _____ is transcribed as /meid/
Answer: Made
Question QFB12 : The English word _____ is transcribed as /gaƱ/
Answer: Go
Question QFB13 : The English word _____ is transcribed as /ti:θ/
Answer: Teeth
Question QFB14 : The English word _____ is transcribed as /maƱθ/
Answer: Mouth
Question QFB15 : Hierarchically, in the study of language, one of the options in parenthesis (phonology; phonetics) comes first
Answer: Phonetics
Question QFB16 : ___ phonetics studies how sounds are produced
Answer: Articulatory
Question QFB17 : The English language has ____ number of pure vowels
Answer: 12
Question QFB18 : The English word _____ is transcribed as /fa:ðə/
Answer: Father
Question QFB19 : A sound that is produced with vibration is otherwise known as a ____ sound
Answer: Voiced
Question QFB20 : Another term for Vocal lips is ____
Answer: Vocal cords
Question QFB21 : One of the two sounds in parenthesis (vowel; consonant) can serve as a word
Answer: Vowel
Question QFB22 : Another word for the term LENIS is___
Answer: Weak
Question QFB23 : ___ sound is realised through the nose
Answer: Nasal
Question QFB24 : In sound production, articulatory movements are usually (downward; upward)
Answer: Upward
Question QFB25 : One of the two types of sounds in parenthesis (consonant; vowel) is usually produced without any audible obstruction in the speech organs
Answer: Vowel
Question QFB26 : One of the sound types in parenthesis (consonant; vowel) is peripheral in the structure of words
Answer: Consonant
Question QFB27 : Vowels produced with a gliding of the tongue from one position to another are called _____
Answer: Diphthongs
Question QFB28 : The different realisations of a sound are known as ___ of the sound
Answer: Allophones
Question QFB29 : The clear /l/sound in English occurs in the (medial; initial) position
Answer: Initial
Question QFB30 : When a phoneme is significant, it is ______ (contrastive; compulsory)
Answer: Contrastive
Question QFB31 : The following words: ten;den; peg;keg; mat;bat are examples of ____
Answer: Minimal pairs
Question QFB32 : One of the options in parenthesis (phonetics; phonology) studies the ways in which sounds are organised in a particular language
Answer: Phonology
Question QFB33 : The phonological process in which a speech sound changes and becomes more like another sound which follows or precedes it is known as ____
Answer: Assimilation
Question QFB34 : The phonological process whereby sounds become less similar to their surrounding segments is known as ____
Answer: Dissimilation
Question QFB35 : The term syncopation refers to (internal; external) deletion
Answer: Internal
Question QFB36 : Square brackets are used to indicate (phonemes; phones) in phonology
Answer: Phones
Question QFB37 : The term apocopation refers to the deletion of the (initial; final) segments of words
Answer: Final
Question QFB38 : Professor ___ was reputed for juxtapositioning segments
Answer: Spooner
Question QFB39 : The term phone refers to _____(sound; word)
Answer: Sound
Question QFB40 : Nigerian languages are ____(stress-timed; tonal) in structure
Answer: Tonal
Question QFB41 : One of the words in parenthesis (MOther; moTHER) has the correct stress placement
Answer: Mother
Question QFB42 : One of the words in parenthesis (anGER; ANger) has the correct stress placement
Answer: Anger
Question QFB43 : One of the words in parenthesis (Identity; iDentity) has the correct stress placement
Answer: Identity
Question QFB44 : One of the words in parenthesis (tarGET; TARget) has the correct stress placement
Answer: TARget
Question QFB45 : One of the words in parenthesis (examiNAtion; EXAmination) has the correct stress placement
Answer: examiNAtion
Question QFB46 : One of the words in parenthesis (ADmit; adMit) has the correct stress placement
Answer: adMit
Question QFB47 : The word TRANSFORMATION contains ____ number of syllables
Answer: 4
Question QFB48 : The word ACCESSIBLILITY contains ____ number of syllables
Answer: 6
Question QFB49 : The syllabic structure for the capitalised word: SPIT is _____ (CCVC; CCCV)
Answer: CCVC
Question QFB50 : The syllabic structure for the capitalised word: ARE is _____ (VC; V)
Answer: V
Question QMC1 : What does the term NATURAL LANGUAGE mean?
Answer:
Question QMC2 : One of these is central to the study of phonetics and phonology
Answer:
Question QMC3 : Which of these options reflects the speculation that God gave humans the ability to speak?
Answer:
Question QMC4 : Speculations on the origin of language all indicate ONE of the options below
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Question QMC5 : One of the following terms which describe the characteristics of language implies that there is no necessary connection between a word and what it represents
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Question QMC6 : One of the following languages was developed for international communication
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Question QMC7 : One of the following instruments could be used by a visually impaired person in reading
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Question QMC8 : The blocking of the oral cavity takes place during one of these stages
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Question QMC9 : One of the options below provides the raw material for the study of sounds in a language
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Question QMC10 : Pronunciation of sounds are written using one of the options below
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Question QMC11 : Which of these is the basic unit in the study of Phonetics?
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Question QMC12 : The syllable is the basic unit of study in one of these areas of language
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Question QMC13 : All but ONE of the flowing options determine the classification of vowels
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Question QMC14 : Which one of these terms refers to the variants of a sound?
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Question QMC15 : One of these groups of professionals could find acoustic phonetics relevant
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Question QMC16 : Air is stored in which one of these parts of the human organs during speech production?
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Question QMC17 : One of the following options below refers to the soft palate
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Question QMC18 : The English language has how many diphthongs?
Answer:
Question QMC19 : One of the following options is the English word for the transcribed word /leiÉ™/
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Question QMC20 : One of the following options is the English word for the transcribed word /peÉ™/
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Question QMC21 : One of the following options is the English word for the transcribed word /pa:t/
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Question QMC22 : One of the options is the phonetic description for the sound [p]
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Question QMC23 : One of the options below is the phonetic description for the sound [v]
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Question QMC24 : One of the options below is the phonetic description for the sound [s]
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Question QMC25 : One of the options below is the phonetic description for the sound [t]
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Question QMC26 : One of the options below is the phonetic description for the sound [m]
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Question QMC27 : One of the options below is the phonetic description for the sound [f]
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Question QMC28 : One of the options below is the phonetic description for the sound [e]
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Question QMC29 : One of the options below is the phonetic description for the sound [u:]
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Question QMC30 : One of the options below is the phonetic description for the sound [i:]
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Question QMC31 : Which one of the options is another term for a strong plosive?
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Question QMC32 : Which one of these sounds will be produced with a hissing sound?
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Question QMC33 : One of these options is also referred to as the articulators
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Question QMC34 : Which one of the following English words contains the sound /á´§/?
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Question QMC35 : Which one of the following English words contains the sound /É™/?
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Question QMC36 : Which one of the following English words contains the sound /u/?
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Question QMC37 : Which one of the following English words contains the sound /Ê’/?
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Question QMC38 : In the realisation of some English consonants, the stage at which the air is released is known as the ____?
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Question QMC39 : One of the consonant sounds below is also described as continuant
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Question QMC40 : The _____ word diphthong means ‘double sound’
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Question QMC41 : One of the options below is the smallest meaningful unit within a phonological rank scale
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Question QMC42 : A dark /l/ sound could also be described as _____
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Question QMC43 : The replacement of the CCVC structure of the word BREAD for CVCVCV (BUREDI) shows that most Nigerian users of English ______ consonant clusters
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Question QMC44 : The term FESTINATION means _____
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Question QMC45 : One of the options below has the correct stress placement for the word: abuse
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Question QMC46 : One of the options below has the correct stress placement for the word: fellowship
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Question QMC47 : One of the options below has the correct stress placement for the word: familiar
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Question QMC48 : A syllable is made up of onset, ___ and peak
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Question QMC49 : One of the options below is the syllable structure of the word STAR
Answer:
Question QMC50 : One of the options below is the syllable structure of the word STEADY
Answer:

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