UA05MAENG03: Phonetics, Phonology and Practical Criticism
100 MCQs
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Which of the following is NOT an organ of speech?
a) Tongue
b) Lungs
c) Stomach
d) Teeth
Answer: c) Stomach -
Which organ of speech produces the initial stream of air?
a) Tongue
b) Lungs
c) Vocal cords
d) Lips
Answer: b) Lungs -
The vocal cords are located in the:
a) Nasal cavity
b) Larynx
c) Pharynx
d) Trachea
Answer: b) Larynx -
Which organ of speech is called the “articulator”?
a) Lungs
b) Tongue
c) Teeth
d) Nose
Answer: b) Tongue -
Which organ controls nasal vs oral sounds?
a) Epiglottis
b) Uvula
c) Soft palate
d) Pharynx
Answer: c) Soft palate -
Which organ is called the “voice box”?
a) Larynx
b) Pharynx
c) Trachea
d) Nasal cavity
Answer: a) Larynx -
Which organ helps in producing labial sounds?
a) Lips
b) Tongue
c) Teeth
d) Palate
Answer: a) Lips -
Which organ helps produce dental sounds?
a) Tongue tip and teeth
b) Lips
c) Vocal cords
d) Pharynx
Answer: a) Tongue tip and teeth -
The uvula is a part of the:
a) Hard palate
b) Soft palate
c) Tongue
d) Trachea
Answer: b) Soft palate -
The pharynx connects the:
a) Mouth and stomach
b) Nose and lungs
c) Nose, mouth, and larynx
d) Vocal cords and lips
Answer: c) Nose, mouth, and larynx -
Stress in English means:
a) Loudness only
b) Force given to a syllable
c) Change in spelling
d) Length of word
Answer: b) Force given to a syllable -
Which syllable is stressed in the word “begin”?
a) First
b) Second
c) Both
d) None
Answer: b) Second -
Stress helps in:
a) Changing spelling
b) Understanding meaning
c) Changing punctuation
d) Breaking sentences
Answer: b) Understanding meaning -
Noun-verb stress pattern shows stress on:
a) First syllable in noun, second in verb
b) Second syllable in noun, first in verb
c) Both syllables in noun
d) None of the above
Answer: a) First syllable in noun, second in verb -
In which word is the first syllable stressed?
a) Report (verb)
b) Record (noun)
c) Begin
d) Apply
Answer: b) Record (noun) -
Which factor does NOT affect stress?
a) Loudness
b) Pitch
c) Color of letters
d) Length of sound
Answer: c) Color of letters -
Stress in connected speech is called:
a) Sentence stress
b) Word stress
c) Syllable stress
d) None
Answer: a) Sentence stress -
In English, content words are usually:
a) Stressed
b) Unstressed
c) Ignored
d) Deleted
Answer: a) Stressed -
Stress can change:
a) Meaning of a word
b) Spelling of a word
c) Tense of a verb
d) Grammar rules
Answer: a) Meaning of a word -
Which word has stress on the first syllable?
a) About
b) Teacher
c) Begin
d) Advice (verb)
Answer: b) Teacher -
Which English word has a compound stress?
a) Blackbird
b) Banana
c) Apply
d) Forget
Answer: a) Blackbird -
Secondary stress is:
a) Strongest stress
b) Weak stress
c) Medium stress
d) No stress
Answer: c) Medium stress -
The word “photograph” has stress on:
a) First syllable
b) Second syllable
c) Third syllable
d) None
Answer: a) First syllable -
The word “photographic” has stress on:
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth
Answer: c) Third -
The main function of stress in English is:
a) Decoration
b) Rhythm and meaning
c) Grammar rules
d) Pronunciation mistakes
Answer: b) Rhythm and meaning
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A “problem play” presents:
a) Comedy only
b) Social issues and debates
c) Pure tragedy
d) Epic themes
Answer: b) Social issues and debates -
Who popularized the term “problem play” in English drama?
a) Aristotle
b) Shakespeare
c) Ibsen
d) Shaw
Answer: c) Ibsen -
Which Shakespeare play is sometimes called a “problem play”?
a) Hamlet
b) Measure for Measure
c) Macbeth
d) Othello
Answer: b) Measure for Measure -
A pastoral deals with:
a) City life
b) Village and shepherd life
c) War and politics
d) Industrial life
Answer: b) Village and shepherd life -
Which poet is famous for the pastoral tradition?
a) Milton
b) Spenser
c) Chaucer
d) Shakespeare
Answer: b) Spenser -
Allegory means:
a) A story with hidden meaning
b) A musical poem
c) A dramatic monologue
d) A short story
Answer: a) A story with hidden meaning -
The Pilgrim’s Progress is an example of:
a) Elegy
b) Allegory
c) Pastoral
d) Lyric
Answer: b) Allegory -
Expressionism began in:
a) England
b) Germany
c) France
d) Italy
Answer: b) Germany -
Expressionism is mainly seen in:
a) Drama and art
b) Grammar
c) Journalism
d) Politics
Answer: a) Drama and art -
A Gothic novel usually contains:
a) Love comedy
b) Horror and supernatural
c) History
d) Fantasy
Answer: b) Horror and supernatural -
Which is considered a Gothic novel?
a) Pride and Prejudice
b) Wuthering Heights
c) Robinson Crusoe
d) David Copperfield
Answer: b) Wuthering Heights -
Pathetic fallacy means:
a) Human feelings to animals
b) Human feelings to nature
c) Love of pathos
d) Ridicule in literature
Answer: b) Human feelings to nature -
Who coined the term “pathetic fallacy”?
a) Matthew Arnold
b) John Ruskin
c) T.S. Eliot
d) Wordsworth
Answer: b) John Ruskin -
Allegory always has:
a) Two levels of meaning
b) No meaning
c) A single theme
d) Comic purpose
Answer: a) Two levels of meaning -
Which drama critic used “problem play” for Shakespeare?
a) F.S. Boas
b) John Ruskin
c) Dryden
d) Arnold
Answer: a) F.S. Boas -
A pastoral elegy is written for:
a) A king
b) A shepherd
c) A god
d) A soldier
Answer: b) A shepherd -
Expressionism shows:
a) Inner feelings
b) Outer reality
c) Political issues
d) Romantic love
Answer: a) Inner feelings -
Gothic novels often take place in:
a) Castles and ruins
b) Cities
c) Farmlands
d) Factories
Answer: a) Castles and ruins -
Which of these is allegorical?
a) The Faerie Queene
b) Hamlet
c) Emma
d) Don Juan
Answer: a) The Faerie Queene -
Which novelist used Gothic elements strongly?
a) Emily Brontë
b) Jane Austen
c) Charles Dickens
d) George Eliot
Answer: a) Emily Brontë -
The main feature of a problem play is:
a) Mixture of comedy and tragedy
b) Pastoral setting
c) Supernatural
d) Allegory
Answer: a) Mixture of comedy and tragedy -
Expressionist plays are usually:
a) Realistic
b) Dream-like and symbolic
c) Historical
d) Comic
Answer: b) Dream-like and symbolic -
Pathetic fallacy is a type of:
a) Personification
b) Simile
c) Metaphor
d) Irony
Answer: a) Personification -
A pastoral is usually set in:
a) Countryside
b) Battlefields
c) Courts
d) Factories
Answer: a) Countryside -
Allegory is often used for:
a) Moral or religious teaching
b) Pure entertainment
c) Grammar rules
d) Comedy
Answer: a) Moral or religious teaching
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Oxymoron means:
a) Two opposite words together
b) Repetition of sound
c) Hidden comparison
d) A long speech
Answer: a) Two opposite words together -
Example of oxymoron:
a) Bitter sweet
b) Loud noise
c) Strong man
d) Soft touch
Answer: a) Bitter sweet -
Metonymy means:
a) Part for the whole
b) Word replaced by related word
c) Overstatement
d) Word that imitates sound
Answer: b) Word replaced by related word -
Example of metonymy:
a) The crown for the king
b) Busy as a bee
c) He is a lion
d) The brave soldier died
Answer: a) The crown for the king -
Epigram is:
a) A witty, pointed saying
b) A sad poem
c) A short play
d) A comparison
Answer: a) A witty, pointed saying -
Example of epigram:
a) Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
b) As white as snow
c) Sweet like honey
d) Loud thunder roars
Answer: a) Fools rush in where angels fear to tread -
Hyperbole means:
a) Exaggeration
b) Understatement
c) Comparison
d) Question
Answer: a) Exaggeration -
Example of hyperbole:
a) I have told you a thousand times
b) He runs like a deer
c) The brave soldier died
d) Busy as a bee
Answer: a) I have told you a thousand times -
Assonance means:
a) Repetition of vowel sounds
b) Repetition of consonant sounds
c) Use of sound words
d) Comparison
Answer: a) Repetition of vowel sounds -
Example of assonance:
a) The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain
b) Peter Piper picked peppers
c) As white as snow
d) Buzz of bees
Answer: a) The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain -
Onomatopoeia means:
a) Words that imitate sound
b) Words with opposite meaning
c) Overstatement
d) Short witty saying
Answer: a) Words that imitate sound -
Example of onomatopoeia:
a) Buzz, hiss, bang
b) Bitter sweet
c) The crown for the king
d) I have told you a thousand times
Answer: a) Buzz, hiss, bang -
Oxymoron combines:
a) Similar ideas
b) Contradictory ideas
c) Simple comparisons
d) Questions and answers
Answer: b) Contradictory ideas -
“The pen is mightier than the sword” is:
a) Hyperbole
b) Oxymoron
c) Metonymy
d) Onomatopoeia
Answer: c) Metonymy -
“Deafening silence” is:
a) Epigram
b) Hyperbole
c) Oxymoron
d) Assonance
Answer: c) Oxymoron -
Epigram often carries:
a) Wit and truth
b) Fear and horror
c) Romance
d) Mystery
Answer: a) Wit and truth -
Hyperbole is common in:
a) Comedy
b) Love poetry
c) Grammar
d) History
Answer: b) Love poetry -
“Old is gold” is:
a) Epigram
b) Metonymy
c) Hyperbole
d) Onomatopoeia
Answer: a) Epigram -
“He kicked the bucket” is:
a) Hyperbole
b) Onomatopoeia
c) Euphemism/Metonymy
d) Oxymoron
Answer: c) Euphemism/Metonymy -
Assonance creates:
a) Rhythm and melody
b) Wit and humor
c) Fear and horror
d) Confusion
Answer: a) Rhythm and melody -
“Splash,” “crash,” and “whisper” are examples of:
a) Onomatopoeia
b) Epigram
c) Metaphor
d) Oxymoron
Answer: a) Onomatopoeia -
Which figure of speech is “parting is such sweet sorrow”?
a) Oxymoron
b) Hyperbole
c) Epigram
d) Metonymy
Answer: a) Oxymoron -
“The stage” for the theatre world is:
a) Metonymy
b) Onomatopoeia
c) Hyperbole
d) Assonance
Answer: a) Metonymy -
Epigrams are usually:
a) Short and memorable
b) Long and detailed
c) Prose passages
d) Musical
Answer: a) Short and memorable -
Hyperbole is sometimes used for:
a) Humor
b) Emphasis
c) Both a & b
d) None
Answer: c) Both a & b
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Phonetics is the study of:
a) Literature
b) Human sounds
c) Grammar
d) Poetry
Answer: b) Human sounds -
Which symbol represents the sound in “cat”?
a) /kæt/
b) /kat/
c) /cet/
d) /cut/
Answer: a) /kæt/ -
The word “ship” in phonetics is:
a) /sip/
b) /ʃɪp/
c) /ship/
d) /ʃep/
Answer: b) /ʃɪp/ -
The transcription /bʊk/ stands for:
a) Back
b) Book
c) Bake
d) Bark
Answer: b) Book -
/teɪbəl/ represents:
a) Tab
b) Table
c) Trouble
d) Tackle
Answer: b) Table -
Which is the transcription of “dog”?
a) /dug/
b) /dog/
c) /dɒg/
d) /dɔg/
Answer: c) /dɒg/ -
The word “phone” is transcribed as:
a) /fɔn/
b) /fəʊn/
c) /phn/
d) /fʊn/
Answer: b) /fəʊn/ -
Which is correct transcription of “nation”?
a) /naʃən/
b) /neɪʃən/
c) /næʃn/
d) /nasʃən/
Answer: b) /neɪʃən/ -
The transcription /ˈmʌðər/ stands for:
a) Mother
b) Brother
c) Murder
d) Other
Answer: a) Mother -
The word “school” is transcribed as:
a) /skuːl/
b) /skʊl/
c) /scul/
d) /scol/
Answer: a) /skuːl/ -
“Chair” in IPA is:
a) /ʧeə/
b) /ʃeə/
c) /ʧair/
d) /cheə/
Answer: a) /ʧeə/ -
“Thing” is transcribed as:
a) /θɪŋ/
b) /ðɪŋ/
c) /ting/
d) /thin/
Answer: a) /θɪŋ/ -
“This” is transcribed as:
a) /ðɪs/
b) /θɪs/
c) /dis/
d) /dzɪs/
Answer: a) /ðɪs/ -
The vowel
in “cup” is:
a) /æ/
b) /ʌ/
c) /u/
d) /ɔ/
Answer: b) /ʌ/
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“Read” (present tense) is:
a) /riːd/
b) /rɛd/
c) /raɪd/
d) /rid/
Answer: a) /riːd/ -
“Read” (past tense) is:
a) /riːd/
b) /rɛd/
c) /raid/
d) /rɪd/
Answer: b) /rɛd/ -
“Teacher” is transcribed as:
a) /tiːʧə/
b) /tʃə/
c) /tikə/
d) /techer/
Answer: a) /tiːʧə/ -
Which transcription is correct for “university”?
a) /juːnɪˈvɜːsɪti/
b) /univercity/
c) /junivərsiti/
d) /juniwə/
Answer: a) /juːnɪˈvɜːsɪti/ -
The word “man” is transcribed as:
a) /men/
b) /man/
c) /mæn/
d) /mən/
Answer: c) /mæn/ -
The word “men” is:
a) /mæn/
b) /men/
c) /min/
d) /mon/
Answer: b) /men/ -
“Doctor” is transcribed as:
a) /ˈdɒktə/
b) /dokter/
c) /dəktə/
d) /dəktor/
Answer: a) /ˈdɒktə/ -
The word “love” is:
a) /luːv/
b) /lʌv/
c) /lov/
d) /lav/
Answer: b) /lʌv/ -
“Sun” is:
a) /sʊn/
b) /sʌn/
c) /san/
d) /son/
Answer: b) /sʌn/ -
“House” (noun) is:
a) /haʊs/
b) /haus/
c) /hus/
d) /hʊs/
Answer: a) /haʊs/ -
“House” (verb) is:
a) /haʊs/
b) /haʊz/
c) /haus/
d) /hʊs/
Answer: b) /haʊz/
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