INTONATION QUIZ

1. Which type of intonation is typically used for a statement?

• Rising intonation

• Flat intonation

• Falling intonation

• Whs-questions intonation

2. The sentence, 'Have you finished your homework?' uses which type of intonation?

• Falling intonation

• Stable intonation

• A combination of both

• Rising intonation

3. What kind of question normally uses rising intonation?

• Commands

• Statements

• Whs-questions

• Yes/no questions

4. If the pitch of your voice falls at the end of a sentence, which type of intonation are you using?

• Falling intonation

• Rising intonation

• Question intonation

• Sentence intonation

5. Which of the following is an example of a sentence with falling intonation?

• What is your name?

• Did she finish her work?

• Can you help me?

• Are you going to the store?

6. Which sentence is most likely to have falling intonation?

• Are we leaving now?

• Is the door open?

• What time is it?  

• Did you finish your project?

7. The command, 'Please sit down.', uses which type of intonation?

• Neutral intonation

• Rising intonation

• Both rising and falling intonation

• Falling intonation

8. Which of the following would you expect to hear with rising intonation?

• A Whs-question, such as 'Where is my book?'

• A simple statement, such as 'The sky is blue.'

• A yes/no question, such as 'Is it raining?'

• A command, such as 'Close the window.'

9. The sentence, 'You're coming with us.', can be a statement or a question depending on its intonation. How would you say it to make it a question?

• With a pause in the middle.

• With falling intonation.

• With a louder voice.

• With rising intonation.

10. The primary characteristic of falling intonation is that the pitch of the voice:

• Changes multiple times during the sentence.

• Rises at the end of the sentence.

• Stays the same throughout the sentence.

• Falls at the end of the sentence.