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1. There are ……… speech sounds in the phonetic alphabet.

a) 40

b) 42

c) 41

d) 44

2. There are ……… vowels in the phonetic alphabet.

a) 10

b) 15

c) 20

d) 21

3. There are ……… consonants in the phonetic alphabet.

a) 24

b) 26

c) 20

d) 21

4. The phonetic alphabet consists of ……. pure vowels and ……. diphthongs.

a) 12,8

b) 14,6

c) 12,4

d) 10,8

5. Pure vowels are also known as ………

a) Triphthongs

b) Diphthongs

c) Monophthongs

d) Phonemes

6. Identify the initial sound in the word ‘ooze’.

a) /u:/
b) /ʊ/
c) /ʌ/
d) /ə/
7. Pick out the vowel sound in the word ‘jaw’.

a) /æ/
b) /ɔ:/
c) /ʌ/
d) /ə/

8. Identify the middle sound in the word ‘rack’.

a) /ɑ:/
b) /ʌ/
c) /ə/
d) /æ/

9. Identify the final sound in the word ‘mixer’.

a) /ə/
b) /ʌ/
c) /æ/
d) /e/

10. Identify the diphthong in the word ‘wide’.

a) /eɪ/
b) /ɔɪ
c) /aɪ/
d) /aʊ/


11. Pick out the diphthong in the word ‘gold’.

a) /aʊ/
b) /əʊ/
c) /aɪ/
d) /ɪə/

12. The diphthong /ɪə/ occurs in ………

a) cow
b) cheer
c) fare
d) play

13. The diphthong /eə/ occurs in ………

a) now
b) south
c) share
d) foil

14. The last sound in ‘lower’ is ……..

a) /əʊə/
b) /aʊə/
c) /aɪə/
d) /eɪə/

15. Identify the correct transcription of ‘think’.

a) /θɪŋk/
b) /ðɪŋk/
c) /θi:nk/
d) /θɪnk/

16. Which is the normal spelling of /kʌt/.

a) cut
b) kut
c) chut
d) khut

17. Choose the right transcription of ‘nature’.

a) /neɪtʃə/
b) /neɪtʃe/
c) /naɪtʃə/
d) /neɪtə/

18. Identify the consonant sounds in the word ‘spark’.

a) /s/,)/ɑ:/,/k/

b) /s/,/p/,/k/

c) /s/,/p/,/r/,/k/

d) /s/,/p/,/ə/

19. Identify the initial consonant sound in the word ‘thank’.

a) /θ/
b) /ð/
c) /d/
d) /k/

20. Choose the right spelling of /mɪʃən/.

a) Mission
b) Mission
c) Machine
d) Mishion

21. Identify the spelling for /ŋ/ in the word ‘sing’.

a) ng
b) ing
c) g
d) n

22. Words which have only one syllable are known as……words.

a) Mono‐syllabic

b) Tri‐syllabic

c) di‐syllabic

d) Poly‐syllabic

23. Tri‐syllabic words consist of ………. syllables.

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

24. The word ‘doctor’ consists of …….. syllables.

a) 3
b) 1
c) 2
d) 4

25. The word ‘conventional’ is a ………..word.

a) Poly‐syllabic

b) Di‐syllabic

c) Tri‐syllabic

d) Mono‐syllabic

26. In the word ‘writer’ the stress is on the ………. syllable.

a) Second
b) First
c) Third
d) Fourth

27. In the word ‘recover’ the stress is on the ……..syllable.

a) Second
b) First
c) Third
d) Fourth

28. Identify the first sound in the word ‘psychology’.

a) /s/
b) /p/
c) /k/
d) /j/

29. When the word ‘subject’ is used as verb, the stress is on the ….syllable.

a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

30. When the word ‘absent’ is used as noun, the stress is on the ……syllable.

a) Second
b) First
c) Third
d) Fourth


31. The weak form of ‘a’ is ……….

a) /ə/
b) /eɪ/
c) /e/
d) /æ/

32. The strong form of ‘have’ is …….

a) /hæv/
b) /həv/
c) /əv/
d) /v/

33. Identify the last sound in the word ‘floor’.

a) /ɔ:/
b) /h/
c) /v/
d) /ɒ/

34. Identify the last sound in the word ‘wash’.

a) /dʒ/
b) /s/
c) /ʃ/
d) /tʃ/

35. Choose the correct phonemic transcription of ‘don’t’.

a) /dəʊnt/
b) /dɔ:nt/
c) /dʌnt/
d) /daʊnt/

36. Which is the correct spelling of /pɑ:k/.

a) Park
b) Pack
c) Parc
d) Parck

37. Choose the right phonemic transcription of the word ‘tongue’.

a) /tʌŋ/
b) /tʌng/
c) /təŋ/
d) /teŋ/

38. Identify the diphthong in the word ‘air’.

a) /ɪə/
b) /aɪ/
c) /eə/
d) /eɪ/

39. Identify the initial sound in the word ‘out’.

a) /əʊ/
b) /aʊ/
c) /aɪ/
d) /eɪ/

40. Which is the weak form of ‘can’.

a) /kæn/
b) /kʌn/
c) /kən/
d) /keɪn/
41. Listening is ……….

a) Involuntary

b) Voluntary

c) Casual

d) None of these

42. Hearing is ………...

a) Involuntary

b) Voluntary

c) Casual

d) None of these

43. To be an active listener you must

a) Make eye contact with the speaker.

b) Communicate your response through expressions and gestures.

c) Sit upright, more leaning forward than leaning backward.

d) All of these.

44. Which one of thew following is a barrierto listening?

a) Lack of interest on the part of the listener.

b) Partial listening

c) External noise

d) All of these

45. Academic listening involves ……….

a) Note‐taking

b) Buying notes

c) Wearing sunglasses
d) All of these

46. The reasonable guesses you make while listening are called …….

a) Premises
b) Inferences
c) Arguments d) Statements

47. A text which classifies things can be shown by a………

a) Tree diagram
b) Graph
c) Table
d) Flow chart

48. A text which describes a process can be represented by a …….

a) Graph

b) Table


c) Tree diagram

d) Flow chart

49. A text which compares two or more things can be represented by a ……..

a) Table

b) Graph


c) Flow chart

d) Tree diagram

50. A text which gives adscription of acyclic process can be represented by a ………..

a) Graph

b) Cyclic chart

c) Flow chart

d) Table
51. …….. a text means reading to obtain a general idea of its contents.
a) Scanning
b) Skimming
c) Surveying d) Sampling

52. ……... is used to quickly identify the main ideas of a text.
a) Skimming
b) Scanning
c) Surveying d) Sampling

53 .………. is used to find specific information.

a) Scanning
b) Skimming
c) Surveying d) Sampling

54. A …….. gives you some important details like the title, the author and the year of

publication.

a) Introduction
b) Title
c) Catalogue
d) Conclusion

55. ………. is a linking word for ‘reason’.

a) Hence
b) For instance
c) Because
d) Besides

56. Which one of the following is alinking word for ‘example’?

a) For example
b) Hence
c) Besides
d) From

57. ‘Consequently’ is a linking word for ………

a) Rephrasing
b) Conclusion
c) Contrast
d) Reason

58. ………. is a linking word for ‘rephrasing’.

a) In other words
b) Hence
c) As
d) For

59. ‘Therefore’ is alinking word for …….

a) Example
b) Contrast
c) Conclusion d) Reason

60. ……… is a linking word for ‘contrast’?

a) Whereas
b) Hence
c) Since
d) For

61. Which one of the following is alinking word for ‘addition’?

a) Hence
b) Since
c) Furthermore d) For

62. ………refers to the characteristic co‐occurrence patterns of words.

a) Collocation

b) Abbreviation

c) Synonym

d) Acronym

63. ………. are clues which help you to find the important parts of a text?

a) Punctuation marks
b) Collocation

c) Synonyms

d) Signpost expressions

64. ……….. is a signpost expression for ‘conclusion’?

a) In other words

b) In conclusion

c) Such as

d) For example

65. Which one of the following is a signpost expression used to repeat an important

point?

a) In other words
b) Since
c) For
d) Hence

66. The noun form of ‘illustrate’ is ……….

a) Illustrated
b) Illustration
c) Illustrates d) None of these

67. The noun form of ‘define’ is …………

a) Defines
b) Defining
c) Definition d) Defined

68. A text which explains how two variables relate to each other can be represented by a ……

a) Table
b) Graph
c) Flow chart d) Tree diagram

69. A text which describes a process can be represented by a ……..

a) Table
b) Tree diagram c) Graph
d) Flow chart

70. A text which classifies things can be shown by a ………

a) Tree diagram
b) Graph
c) Table
d) Flow chart

71. ………. are words or phrases used to produce maximum effect in favour of an argument

or point of the writer.

a) Minimisers
b) Maximisers
c) Key words d) Signposts

72. …… are words or phrases used to minimize points which are against the opinion of the

writer.

a) Maximisers
b) Minimisers
c) Synonyms d) Signposts

73. A text which shows quantities or percentages for each item can be represented by a ……
a) Graph
b) Pie chart
c) Flow chart d) Table

74. What is the noun form of ‘signify’?

a) Significant
b) Signified
c) Significance d) Signifies

75. What is the noun form of ‘react’?

a) Reacts
b) Reaction
c) Reacting
d) Reacted

76. The word ‘inactive’ is a/an ……..

a) Adverb
b) Noun
c) Adjective
d) Preposition

77. The word ‘irrelevance’ is a ………

a) Noun
b) Verb
c) Preposition d) Conjunction

78. The prefix ‘anti‐‘ gives the meaning

a) Bad
b) Between
c) Against
d) Wrong

79. The prefix ‘anti‐‘ gives the meaning

a) Bad
b) Between
c) Against
d) Without

80. Which of the following can be used as a maximiser?

a) Merely
b) Simply
c) Completely d) Only

81. Which of the following can be used as a minimiser?

a) Only
b) Altogether
c) Entirely
d) Fully

82. Which one of the following is an example of an adverbial as maximiser?

a) Must

b) Clearly


c) In other words

d) Hence
83. While saying words of more than one syllable one of the syllables is said with more

force than the other. This is called _______

a) Accent

b) Stress


c) Rhythm

d) Pitch

84. What happens to the stress of a word when suffixes like –ful, ‐less, ‐ness etc are added?

a) No change

b) Stress comes in the suffixes

c) Second syllable is stressed
d) First syllable is stressed.

85. Where does the stress come in the word ‘understanding’?

a) UnderstanIding
b) UnIderstanding

c) IUnderstanding

d) UnderIstanding

86. When the first part of the compound word is an adjective, the ……… part is stressed.

a) First

b) Second

c) Middle

d) Both

87. Find out the stress for the word ‘old‐fashioned’

a) IOld‐fashioned

b) Old‐fashioIned

c) Old‐Ifashioned

d) Old‐faIshioned


88. Mark the stress for the word ‘object’ (Noun)

a) OIbject

b) ObjeIct


c) IObject

d) ObIject

89. Mark the stress for the word ‘transfer’ (verb)

a) TransIfer

b) ITransfer

c) TraInsfer

d) TIransfer


90. Usually ……….. words are stressed in a sentence

a) Grammatical

b) Pronouns

c) Articles

d) Information carrying

91. Two sentences are given below:


i) It was good you saw her


ii) It would have been better if you had seen her

The first sentence has six words and the second is longer – it has ten words. But it

took almost the same time to say both sentences. Can you make out the reason for that?


a) Both sentences have the same number of unstressed syllables


b) Some words are there in both the sentences.


c) Pronoun and articles are same for both the sentences.


d) Both sentences have the same number of stressed syllables.

92. When two stressed syllables come close together, the speed of utterance is………..


a) Slow

b) Rapid


c) Random

d) Medium speed

93. When stressed syllables are separated by unstressed syllables, the unstressed syllables

are said……..


a) Rapidly

b) Slowly


c) Sluggishly

c) In medium speed

94. Find out which weak form is correct for the phrase ‘bread and butter’


a) /bredʌnbʌta/

b) /bredənbʌta/


c) /bredxnbʌta/

d) /brednbʌta/

95. The second elements of the two‐part verbs such as turn off, put up, get on, etc., are

called………….


a) Adverbial phrases
b) Adverbial particles


c) Adverbial words
d) Adverbial prepositions

96 A sentence without any pause is given below:

CouldyoutellmewhenIcanmeetyouatyourcityoffice.

a) Could you tell / me when I can / meet you at your city office //

b) Could you tell me / when I can meet you / at your city office?

c) Could you tell / me when / I can meet you / at your city office //

d) Could you tell me / when I can / meet you at your city office //

97. In reading aloud a long sentence, we pause at the end of ……….

a) Consonant clusters
b) Comas

c) Sense – groups

d) A new equilibrium with nature

98. ………. Is the change in the pitch of the voice

a) Tone
b) Intonation
c) Rhythm
d) Stress

99. A change in the pitch occurs on a ……….. syllable

a) First

b) Unstressed

c) Last

d) Stressed

100. A falling tone begins with a pitch fairly ……….. on the first syllable

a) Medium

b) High

c) Low

d) None

101. If you want to make your statements more friendly, soothing and encouraging, you can

use the ……… tone.

a) Rising

b) Medium

c) Falling

d) Fast

102. Wh‐questions are normally spoken in the ………. tone.

a) Rising

b) Medium

c) Falling

d) Fast

103. If you want to make your commands polite and more like pleading, you can use the …….

tone.

a) Medium

b) Falling

c) Rising

d) Ordering

104. Yes – No questions are normally spoken in the …….. tone.

a) Falling

b) Rising

c) Medium

d) None

105. A fluent speech is ……….

a) Neither too fast nor too slow
b) Fast

c) Slow

d) Rapid

106. Which one of the given below features does not belong to formal style of speaking?

a) Using high pitch
b) Slow, steady pace of speech

c) Using rising tone more often
d) Using falling tone more often

107. Which one of the given below features does not belong to informal style of speaking?

a) Speaker does not hesitate

b) Speaker pauses at the end of sense‐groups

c) No gaps in the middle of sense‐groups

d) Usually use high pitch and rising tone


108. While presenting items of information that are important, unfamiliar, unusual or

difficult, the speaker have to ………. His speech.

a) Raise

b) Slow down

c) Use falling tone during
d) Stop


109. The clauses that express the speaker’s personal views on what is being said are

called…….

a) Comment clauses
b) Opinion clauses

c) Personal clauses
d) Main clauses

110. ‘Comment clauses’ are usually said ……… than the rest of the sentences.

a) Slowly

b) With greater force

c) Faster

d) Stressed

111. English is …….. language

a) Phonetic

b) An unphonetic

c) Linking

d) Difficult

112. Choose the correct answer that suits the sentence

He’s been …… horses

a) Releasing

b) Racing

c) Rising

d) Raising

113. Which phonetic symbol comes for the underlined sound ‘garage’

a) / ʒ /
b) / dʒ /
c) / ʃ /
d) / tʃ /

114. Which phonetic symbol comes for the underlined sound ‘missionary’

a) / s /
b) / z /
c) / ʒ /
d) / ʃ /


115. –s / ‐es is pronounced …………. If the singular noun ends in voiced sounds / b /, / d /, /

g /, / v /, / đ /, / m /, / n /, / ŋ /, / ℓ /

a) / s /
b) / es /
c) / ɪs /
d) / z /

116. –s / ‐es is pronounced ……….. if the singular noun ends in /s/, /z/, /t/, /dʒ/, / ʃ /, / ʒ /

a) / ɪs /
b) / s /
c) / ɪz /
d) / z /


117. If the base verb ends in voiceless sounds –d / ‐ed is pronounced ……….

a) / t /
b) / ө /
c) / d /
d) / ∂ /

118. If the base verb ends in /t/ and /d/ ‐d / ‐ed is pronounced ………..

a) / ɪt /
b) / d /
c) / ɪd /
d) / t /

119. Which one of the given below transcriptions is correct for the word ‘enjoyed’

a) / endʒɔɪd /
b) / ɪndʒɔɪt /
c) / ɪndʒɔɪd / d) / enjɔɪd /

120. Which one of the given below transcription is correct for the word ‘leaped’

a) / Iepd /

b) / liɪd /

c) / lid /

d) / lit /


121. The way English is spoken in one region of Britain ………. Slightly and sometimes

greatly from the way it is spoken in another region of the country.

a) Same

b) Varies

c) Resembles

d) Identifies

122. In large number of words, when British English uses the /a:/ sound, American English

uses the ……… sound


a) / æ /
b) / a: /
c) / Λ /
d) / ʒ: /

123. What is the British English pronunciation for the word ‘dance’?


a) / dæns /

b) / dʌns /



c) / da:ns /

d) / da:ns /