ENG502 Midterm MCQs 2025

Q1. The study of human use of space and the effects that population density has on behaviour, communication, and social interaction is called____________________.

1. vocalics
2. chronemics
3. None of the above given options
4. kinesics

Correct answer: None of the above given options

Q2. We may hone in on nonverbal cues to fill in the meaning. The phrasal verb ‘hone in’ stands for

1. to giving all your attention to something
2. leaving the practice
3. disorganizing the situation
4. separating the words

Correct answer: to giving all your attention to something

Q3. A lack of nonverbal communication competence related to touch could have negative interpersonal consequences.

1. False
2. True

Correct answer: True

Q4. The involuntary or subconscious nature of ____________________communication makes it less easy to fake, which makes it seem more honest and credible.

1. verbal
2. verbatim
3. nonverbal
4. structural

Correct answer: nonverbal

Q5. Quality time is an important part of ________________ relationships.

1. personal
2. interpersonal
3. aloof
4. exclusive

Correct answer: interpersonal

Q6. Broadcast & directional reception refers to the fact that the human language signal is sent out in all directions, while it is perceived in a ____________________direction.

1. decided
2. guarded
3. None of the given options
4. limited

Correct answer: limited

Q7. Adaptors can hurt your ____________________in more formal or serious interactions.

1. respect
2. credibility
3. reputation
4. All of the above given options

Correct answer: credibility

Q8. Every communication system has some of the 13 design features. Only ____________________ spoken language has all 13 features.

1. bovine
2. angels
3. animals
4. None of the above given options

Correct answer: None of the above given options

Q9. A language is set of features that characterizes human language and sets it apart from animal communication is the definition of____________________.

1. Christopher F. Hockett
2. John F. Hockett
3. Charles F. Hockett
4. Alexander F. Hockett

Correct answer: Charles F. Hockett

Q10. Later addition in thirteen features of spoken language is____________________.

1. prevarication, productivity and learnability
2. prevarication, reflexiveness and learnability
3. arbitrariness, displacement and discreetness
4. reflexiveness, displacement and prevarication

Correct answer: prevarication, reflexiveness and learnability

Q1. The branch of linguistics that relies heavily on biology and also on anatomy and physiology, is named as ___________________ phonetics.

1. instrumental
2. auditory
3. None of the given options
4. acoustic

Correct answer: None of the given options

Q2. In oral cavity, after teeth and alveolar ridge, comes the___________________.

1. None of the given options
2. palate
3. velum
4. uvula

Correct answer: palate

Q3. The sounds /l/, /r/, /n/ stand as the _____________________ syllables.

1. potent
2. strong
3. loud
4. weak

Correct answer: potent

Q4. When a theory or hypothesis is being tested under controlled conditions, the research is ___________________ but if one simply makes a measurement using instruments, this is not the case.

1. experimental
2. None of the given options
3. exploratory
4. historical

Correct answer: experimental

Q5. Objectivity demands that ____________________beliefs should be challenged and terms like pure and primitive either clearly defined or rejected.

1. All of the given options
2. prescriptive
3. descriptive
4. formal

Correct answer: All of the given options

Q6. Segmental phonology is not interested in the production, the physical properties, or the perception of these sounds, but in the ____________________and possible combinations of sounds within the sound system.

1. form
2. function
3. task
4. None of the given options

Correct answer: function

Q7. In phonology, a minimum syllable is a syllable which has no onset and no____________________.

1. coda
2. None of the given options
3. nucleus
4. rhyme

Correct answer: coda