Speech and Stage Arts

NAME :______________________________________________ SCORE :______________

TEST 1
Identify what is defined or described. Write your answer on the blank before the
number.

___________ 1. The highness or lowness of the person’s voice.

___________ 2. The changing of pitch.
___________ 3. The presence of feeling in tone.
___________ 4. Tools of speech.
___________ 5. Good enunciation depends upon four factors.
___________ 6.
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___________ 9. Words that are stressed.
___________ 10. Words that are unstressed
___________ 11. Stresses that are the strongest, loudest or most prominent
___________ 12. The two major stresses
___________ 13.
___________ 14. The splitting up of a sentence into thought groups and rhythm units by
means of pauses
___________ 15. Governed by the primary, secondary and weak stress.
___________ 16. The modulation of the speaking voice
___________ 17. The pitch level higher than high pitch by two tones, used to express strong
emotions as excitement, fear, etc.
___________ 18. The pitch level for suspended tone used after a question or in a series
___________ 19. Pitch level used to end sentences in normal speaking situations
___________ 20. Pitch level used in starting any normal speaking situations
___________ 21. This intonation is used for questions which may be answered by yes or no
___________ 22. Intonation used in affirmative and negative statements or declarative
sentences and questions beginning with a question word.
___________ 23. This intonation is used when listing several items in an affirmative or negative
statement
___________ 24. This intonation is used when a person is asked to choose between alter-
natives and the choice is limited.
___________ 25. Questions that invite the listener to respond either by a yes or no
___________ 26. Number of English sounds
___________ 27. Number of letters in the alphabet
___________ 28. The point at which the tongue or lips meet, or come closest to some point
in the mouth to block the air stream
___________ 29. The sequence of two or three consonant sounds
___________ 30. Primarily verbal communication
___________ 31. Old expressions
___________ 32. Speeches of tribute
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___________ 36. Speech given with little or no warning
___________ 37. Refers to all kinds of body movements
___________ 38. The purpose of this speech is to create a desire to hear the speaker and to
create a bond between him and the audience
___________ 39. Speech that expresses gratitude or hospitality
___________ 40. Consonants pronounced with the vibration of the vocal cords

TEST II. Put the primary stress [ ‘ ) on top of the vowel sound of the syllable that carries the
stress.

41. candidacy 61. significance

42. restaurant 62. professional
43. satiable 63. indefinite
44. pedestal 64. personify
45. laboratory 65. enumerate
46. utensil 66. think over
47. lieutenant 67. put out
48. determine 68. look over
49. intestine 69. do over
50. condolence 70. run around
51. charitable 71. my friend
52. baptism 72. her father
53. ancestor 73. do an exercise
54. access 74. what’s the news
55. interesting 75. of the book
56. bamboo 76. She dances
57. July 77. he mimics
58. dessert 78. they broadcast
59. plateau 79. he remembers
60. auxiliary 80. I’m studying
TEST III. Underline the word which does not belong to the group in terms of pronunciation.

81. ( tell, den, head, theme)
82. ( me, led, bet, met )
83. ( many, base, sake, make )
84. ( gala, lei, break, lass )
85. ( cop, quality, collar, son )
86. ( dark, black, sack, mass )
87. ( curve, person, bird, warm )
88. ( manual, poor, look, butcher )
89. ( lather, method, clothe, then )
90. ( stole, bolt, note, cost )

TEST IV. Underline the schwa

91. liberal 96. student

92. ivory 97. conclusion
93. tremble 98. focus
94. little 99. program
95. develop 100. sudden