Bacolod City College

Introduction To Linguistics
Midterm Exam
1st Semester
Oct. 17- 22, 2022

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give
you hope and a future - Jeremiah 29: 11

Name: ______________________________________ Section: _____________ Score: ___________

General Direction: This is a 50-item test, read each direction written in every type of test.
Answer this test within one hour. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED

Test I - Choose the best answer

1.It is the study of human language.

a. Stylistics b. Psycholinguistics c. Linguistics d. Applied Linguistics

2. refers to the smallest unit of sound.

a. Grapheme b. Morpheme c. Phoneme d. Phonetics

3. refers to one or more distinctive sounds that makes up as the smallest units of meaning in a language.

a. Grapheme b. Morpheme c. Phoneme d. Phonetics

4. it deals with the change of language over time.

a. General Linguistics b. Applied Linguistics c. Psycholinguistics d. Historical Linguistics

5. A language system device by a group of French language teachers that transcribes the sound of speech applicable to all languages.

a. IPA b. PIA c. IAP d. AIP

6. It is the location of where sounds are produced.

a. Place of Articulation b. Manner of Articulation c. Production of Articulation d. Transmission of Articulation

7.The following are the reasons why language changes and evolves EXCEPT__________

a. new technologies, new products & new inventions require new word.
b. Due to the mobility of speakers.
c. it is one of the natures of language
d. language borrows from other languages.

8. Animals do not have a language, they communicate instead through smell, sounds, visual messages and touching called
as________

a. Drimate Communication b. Prime Communication c. Drime Communication d. Primate Communication

9. The following are the nature of language EXCEPT one.

a. Language is a skill b. Language is constant c. language can be learnt d. language has a system

10. One of the features of human language which refers to the ability to LIE or CHEAT.

a. Duality of Patterning b. Productivity c. Semanticity d. Prevarication

11. Part of human brain that bridges the two language centers that enables speech production and comprehension of language.

a. angular gyrus b. arcuate fasciculus c. Primary motor cortex d. Primary visual cortex

12. How many consonant sounds are there in American English?

a. 26 b. 24 c. 44 d. 25

13. A speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of vocal tract.

a. consonants b. vowels c. consonant pairs d. semi-vowels

14. A speech sound that is pronounced with an open vocal tract, there’s no obstruction of the air flow.

a. consonants b. vowels c. consonant pairs d. semi-vowels

15. One of the features of human language which able to talk about things that are not immediately present.

a. Reflexivity b. Arbitrary c. Prevarication d. Displacement

16. It is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language, as well as to produce and use
words and sentences to communicate.

a. language Displacement b. language Acquisition c. Language Theories d. Language Acquisition Device

17. Part of the brain that processes language and it is associated with speech production.

a. Broca’s Area b. Wernicke’s Area c. Angular Gyrus d. Arcuate Fasciculus

18. Part of the brain that processes language and it is responsible for understanding.

a. Broca’s Area b. Wernicke’s Area c. Angular Gyrus d. Arcuate Fasciculus

19. A language disorder caused by damage in a specific area of the brain that controls speech production and comprehension.

a. Anorexia b. dyslexia c. Amnesia d. Aphasia

20. Language exists for the purpose of communication and can only be acquired through interaction.

a. cognitivists b. interactionists c. behaviorists d. functionalists

21. The following phonemes below are all palatal EXCEPT ___________

a. /ʃ/, /ᴣ/ b. /ʧ/, /ʤ/ c.  /r/, and /y/. d. /k/, /g/

22. it also known as the ‘voice box’

a. Pharynx b. Larynx c. Glottis d. uvula

23. it is the study of speech sound in human language; how they are produced, transmitted & received.

a. Articulatory Phonetics b. Auditory Phonetics c. Acoustic Phonetics d. Phonetics

24. It is the most important organ of speech because it has the greatest variety of movement; bent or curled.

a. tongue b. ear c. eye d. mouth

25. refers to the manner of articulation with an explosion at the beginning followed with slow release of air flow.

a. affricates b. Fricatives c. Nasals d. Stops

Test II - 26-40 Identify the word with corresponding phonemic symbol.

26. /ð/ - a. this b. thing c. shoot d. bring 35. /θ/ - a. this b. thing c. shoot d. bring

27. /æ/ - a. cat b. car c. cone d. cake 36./ɔ:/ - a. on b. door c. dog d. dug

28. /ɪ/ - a. tip b. tea c. type d. thy 37./u:/ - a. door b. shoot c. boy d. cow

29. /ᴣ/ - a. Geoffrey b. confuse c. collision d. please 38./ eə/ - a. cat b. wait c. here d. hair

30.  /aɪ/ - a. bike b. bear c. black d. bee 39./ eɪ / - a. cat b. wait c. here d. hair

31. /ʧ/ - a. chip b. ship c. jeep d. beige 40. /ʌ/ - a. on b. door c. dog d. dug

32. /∫/ - a. chip b. ship c. jeep d. beige

33. /ŋ/ - a. sing b. sin c. been d. bin

34. /j/. – a. yes b. jug c. gin d. beige

Test III – THE SPEECH MECHANISM 10pts.

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