ENG507 Final Term Quiz 5 Jan 2024 by Miss Mehwish

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Q1. Keeping in mind the idea of perturbation theory, we can derive that the resonance frequencies will

1. extinct
2. change
3. improve
4. stay constant

Correct option: D) stay constant

Q2. One should watch for a burst and aspiration in _______ sounds. Options:

1. fricative
2. bilabial
3. stop
4. velar

Correct option: A) fricative

Q3. In source-filter theory, source represents _______. Options:

1. larynx
2. tongue
3. soft palate
4. tongue tip

Correct option: A) larynx

Q4. No sound other than a/an ________ can stand alone as a whole syllable. Options:

1. letter
2. vowel
3. consonant
4. alphabet

Correct option: B) vowel

Q5. Vowels can easily be analyzed by taking the frequencies of the _______. Options:

1. contours
2. formants
3. pitch
4. intensities

Correct option: B) formants

Q6. Source-filter theory is a model of _______.

1. speech recognition
2. speech perception
3. speech signals
4. speech production

Correct option: D) speech production

Q7. Which of the following sounds shows high locus of the second formant? Options:

1. Bilabial
2. Fricative
3. Stop
4. Velar

Correct option: B) Fricative

Q8. The air in the vocal tract is set in vibration by the action of the _______. Options:

1. vocal folds
2. lips
3. tongue
4. vocal folds

Correct option: D) vocal folds

Q9. Which of the following is wholly dependent on the use of instrumental (lab-based) techniques of investigation?

1. Articulatory phonetics
2. Acoustic phonetics
3. Auditory phonetics
4. All of the given options

Correct option: B) Acoustic phonetics

Q10. In tube models theory, vocal tract is taken as a ________. Options:

1. flute
2. bucket
3. drum
4. tube

Correct option: D) tube