In source-filter theory, source represents _______.

• A) tongue
• B) larynx
• C) tongue tip
• D) soft palate

Every time the vocal folds open and close, there is a pulse of _______ energy.

• A) muscle
• B) auditory
• C) acoustic
• D) articulatory

The glottis is defined as the space between the _______.

• A) trachea
• B) lungs
• C) pharynx
• D) vocal folds

Which of the following is the correct symbol for voiced bilabial fricative?

• A) [b+]
• B) [p+]
• C) [β]
• D) [ɸ]

In phonetics and phonology, speech sounds (segments) using basic units of contrast are defined as _______.

• A) contrasts
• B) gestures
• C) descriptions
• D) transcriptions

Which of the following is the correct symbol for voiceless bilabial fricative?

• A) [b-]
• B) [ɸ]
• C) [β]
• D) [p-]

Simple unaspirated voiceless stops have a voice onset time at or near _______.

• A) 10 MS
• B) Zero MS
• C) 15 MS
• D) 20 MS

The symbol / θ/ represents which of the following sound?

• A) Labiodental nasal
• B) Dental fricative
• C) Nasal fricative
• D) Labiodental

In terms of VOT, /b/ and /g/ are considered _______ plosives.

• A) voiceless unaspirated
• B) voiceless aspirated
• C) voiceless
• D) voiced

When the vocal folds are tight together, the resultant sounds are called _______.

• A) breathy
• B) voiced
• C) creaky
• D) voiceless

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

• A) Acoustic phonetics
• B) Articulatory phonetics
• C) Auditory phonetics
• D) All of the given options

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

• A) formants
• B) pitch
• C) intensities
• D) contours

The formants that characterize different vowels are the result of the different shapes of the _______.

• A) tooth ridge
• B) vocal tract
• C) soft palate
• D) tongue

Stress timed languages have _______ as their dominating rhythmic feature meaning.

• A) stress
• B) tone
• C) mora
• D) syllable

In Japanese, all morae have approximately the same _______.

• A) intensity
• B) duration
• C) pitch
• D) vowel quality

Which of the following stays closest as meaning of the word ‘supra’?

• A) Super or natural
• B) High or esteemed
• C) Above or beyond
• D) Advanced or preceded

The initial part of a syllable is termed as _______.

• A) coda
• B) onset
• C) peak
• D) rhyme

The study of the sequences of phonemes is called _______.

• A) phonotactics
• B) phonology
• C) phonetics
• D) phonemics

In stress-timed languages, it is claimed that the stressed syllables recur at _______ intervals of time.

• A) short
• B) irregular
• C) regular
• D) long

In syllable timed languages, all syllables tend to have a/an _______ time value.

• A) rhythmic
• B) unequal
• C) equal
• D) specific