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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The voiced sound /z/ denoting the plural morpheme in the word ‘dogs’ is an instance of ________________assimilation? |
| A. | Progressive |
| B. | Regressive |
| C. | reciprocal |
| D. | none of the abovE |
| Answer» B. Regressive | |
| 2. |
The type of study which focus on the analysis of the systematic interrelation of the elements of a single language at a particular time is called________________? |
| A. | Synchronic |
| B. | Diachronic |
| C. | Semiotic |
| D. | Onomatopoeic |
| Answer» B. Diachronic | |
| 3. |
The type of study of the changes in language over a span of time is called________________? |
| A. | Synchronic |
| B. | Diachronic |
| C. | Semiotic |
| D. | Onomatopoeic |
| Answer» C. Semiotic | |
| 4. |
The two sounds influencing each other and combine to produce a third sound is an instance of ________________assimilation? |
| A. | Progressive |
| B. | regressive |
| C. | reciprocal |
| D. | Regressive |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Regressive | |
| 5. |
The two great linguists who have contributed much to frame the device of Immediate Constituent analysis are__________________? |
| A. | Leonard Bloomfield & Noam Chomsky |
| B. | Leonard Bloomfield & Max__Muller |
| C. | Max__Muller & Herman Gundert |
| D. | Edward Sapir & Ferdinand de Saussure |
| Answer» B. Leonard Bloomfield & Max__Muller | |
| 6. |
The theory which Is based upon the assumption that language has been formed from the words uttered by groups of persons engaged in joint burdensome labour ? |
| A. | The Yo__He__Ho Theory |
| B. | The Gesture theory |
| C. | The Poo__Pooh theory |
| D. | Ding__Dong theory. |
| Answer» B. The Gesture theory | |
| 7. |
The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated in the sense of rhythm innate in man ? |
| A. | Ding Dong theory |
| B. | The Bow__vow theory |
| C. | The Pooh__pooh theory |
| D. | The Gesture theory |
| Answer» B. The Bow__vow theory | |
| 8. |
The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated as a result of the involuntary exclamations of pain, surprise, pleasure or wonder_________________? |
| A. | Ding Dong theory |
| B. | The Bow__vow theory |
| C. | The Pooh__pooh theory |
| D. | The Gesture theory |
| Answer» D. The Gesture theory | |
| 9. |
The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated as a result of human instinct to imitate sounds _______________? |
| A. | Ding Dong theory |
| B. | The Bow-vow theory |
| C. | The Pooh-pooh theory |
| D. | The Gesture theory |
| Answer» C. The Pooh-pooh theory | |
| 10. |
The theory of Transformational Generative Grammar is contained in ____________? |
| A. | Chomsky’s “Syntactic Structures” |
| B. | Chomsky’s “Aspects of the theory of Syntax” |
| C. | Leonard Bloomfield’s “Language” |
| D. | Both “a’ & “b” |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The theory of Biolinguistics is given by__________? |
| A. | Noam Chomsky |
| B. | Ferdenand De Sassure |
| C. | Steven Pinker |
| D. | Enoch Powell |
| Answer» B. Ferdenand De Sassure | |
| 12. |
The term________________refers to omissions of certain sounds, syllables or even words in continuous speech? |
| A. | Alliteration |
| B. | Assonance |
| C. | Elision |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 13. |
The term semiotics was introduced by______________? |
| A. | Charles Sanders Pierce |
| B. | Ferdinand de sauddure |
| C. | Noam Chomsky |
| D. | Edward Sapir |
| Answer» B. Ferdinand de sauddure | |
| 14. |
The term semiology was introduced by_____________? |
| A. | Charles Sanders Pierce |
| B. | Ferdinand de Saussure |
| C. | Noam Chomsky |
| D. | Edward Sapir |
| Answer» C. Noam Chomsky | |
| 15. |
The term ______________is used to designate words which are spelt differently but pronounced alike and which are different in meaning ? |
| A. | Allophones |
| B. | Homophones |
| C. | Homographs |
| D. | Homonyms |
| Answer» C. Homographs | |
| 16. |
The /t/ in little is an instance of __________________? |
| A. | Lateral plosion |
| B. | Alveolar plosion |
| C. | Nasal plosion |
| D. | Incomplete plosion. |
| Answer» B. Alveolar plosion | |
| 17. |
The systematic study of signs is called __________? |
| A. | Semiotics |
| B. | Semiology |
| C. | Both “a” & “b” |
| D. | Neither “a” not “b” |
| Answer» D. Neither “a” not “b” | |
| 18. |
The system of communication within a community. |
| A. | Langue |
| B. | Parole |
| C. | Paradigmatic |
| D. | N. O. T |
| Answer» B. Parole | |
| 19. |
The Syntactic Structures is a book written by Noam Choamsky in__________? |
| A. | 1957 |
| B. | 1958 |
| C. | 1959 |
| D. | 1960 |
| Answer» B. 1958 | |
| 20. |
The substitution of the aspirated /k/ for the un__aspirated /k/ in the word ‘sky’ does not alter the meaning of the worD. It is an instance of ______________ ? |
| A. | Complementary distribution |
| B. | Contrastive distribution |
| C. | Non__complementary distribution |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Contrastive distribution | |
| 21. |
The study of the way that sequences of words are ordered into phrases, clauses, and sentences is called____________? |
| A. | Phonology |
| B. | Morphology |
| C. | Syntax |
| D. | Semantics |
| Answer» D. Semantics | |
| 22. |
The study of signs is termed as_________? |
| A. | Semiotics |
| B. | Semantics |
| C. | Paradigmatic |
| D. | Parole |
| Answer» B. Semantics | |
| 23. |
The study of relationships between two or more languages and the investigation whether the common languages have a common ancestor is called___________? |
| A. | Psycho linguistics |
| B. | Sociolinguistics |
| C. | Comparative linguistics |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 24. |
The study of meaning is called________? |
| A. | Phonology |
| B. | Morphology |
| C. | Syntax |
| D. | Semantics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
The study of language and mind, which has greatly advanced our understanding of the way in which we acquire language is_________? |
| A. | Sociolinguistics |
| B. | Psycholinguisctics |
| C. | Biolinguistics |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Biolinguistics | |
| 26. |
The study of elementary speech sounds is called________? |
| A. | Phonology |
| B. | Morphology |
| C. | Syntax |
| D. | Semantics |
| Answer» B. Morphology | |
| 27. |
The special features which affect speech sounds such as stress, pitch intonation and juncture are called ______________? |
| A. | Supra__segmental phonemes |
| B. | Secondary phonemes |
| C. | Prosodic features |
| D. | All the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The shortened forms like ‘photo’ for photograph is an instance of __________________? |
| A. | Portmanteau |
| B. | Onomatopoeia |
| C. | Clipping |
| D. | Metanalysis |
| Answer» D. Metanalysis | |
| 29. |
The – s in ‘she sings well’ is ____________? |
| A. | An adjective forming morpheme |
| B. | Plural morpheme |
| C. | Possessive morpheme |
| D. | Morpheme signaling third person singular. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
The –s in ‘john’s’ is __________? |
| A. | An adjective forming morpheme |
| B. | Plural morpheme |
| C. | Possessive morpheme |
| D. | Past morpheme |
| Answer» C. Possessive morpheme | |
| 31. |
The –s in ‘boys’ is ______________? |
| A. | An adjective forming morpheme |
| B. | Plural morpheme |
| C. | Possessive morpheme |
| D. | Past morpheme |
| Answer» B. Plural morpheme | |
| 32. |
The ‘r’ in red is articulated as a______________? |
| A. | Trill |
| B. | Lateral |
| C. | Frictionless continuant |
| D. | Semi__vowel |
| Answer» B. Lateral | |
| 33. |
The pronunciation of English practised by the educated people at the public schools came to be called____________? |
| A. | Standard English |
| B. | Received Pronunciation |
| C. | Standard pronunciation |
| D. | Recognized pronunciation |
| Answer» C. Standard pronunciation | |
| 34. |
The present__tense form of the verb ‘read’ and its past__tense which is pronounced as ‘red’ is an example of _____________? |
| A. | Allophones |
| B. | Homophones |
| C. | Homographs |
| D. | Homonyms |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
The preceding sound influencing the following sound is an instance of __________assimilation? |
| A. | Progressive |
| B. | Regressive |
| C. | Reciprocal |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Regressive | |
| 36. |
The phonemes which do not occur in the same linguistic environment and which when occur so, do not bring about a change in meaning are said to be in __________? |
| A. | Complementary distribution |
| B. | Contrastive distribution |
| C. | Non__complementary distribution |
| D. | None of the abovE. |
| Answer» B. Contrastive distribution | |
| 37. |
The /p/ in ‘top__most’ is a ______________? |
| A. | Bilabial plosion |
| B. | Alveolar plosion |
| C. | Nasal plosion |
| D. | Incomplete plosion. |
| Answer» D. Incomplete plosion. | |
| 38. |
The –or in actor is_________________? |
| A. | An adjective forming morpheme |
| B. | Plural morpheme |
| C. | Possessive morpheme |
| D. | Noun forming morpheme |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
The older term used to designate the study of languages is____________? |
| A. | Philology |
| B. | Haplology |
| C. | Phonology |
| D. | Semiology |
| Answer» B. Haplology | |
| 40. |
The Musical Theory of the origin of language was advanced by_________________? |
| A. | Wilhelm Wundt and Sir Richard Paget |
| B. | Noire |
| C. | Max__Muller |
| D. | Otto Jespersen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
The language variety which has certain features which are typical of certain disciplines, topics, fields, occupations and social roles played by the speaker, is called________________ ? |
| A. | Dialect |
| B. | Idiolect |
| C. | Register |
| D. | Slang |
| Answer» D. Slang | |
| 42. |
The /k/ sound in ‘act’and ‘picture’ is a____________? |
| A. | Bilabial plosion |
| B. | Alveolar plosion |
| C. | Nasal plosion |
| D. | Incomplete plosion. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
The /k/ in ‘kill’ and ‘skill’ are ________________? |
| A. | Allophones |
| B. | Allomorphs |
| C. | Morpheme variants |
| D. | Minimal pairs |
| Answer» B. Allomorphs | |
| 44. |
The –ish in the word ‘childish’ is ______________? |
| A. | An adjective forming morpheme |
| B. | Plural morpheme |
| C. | Possessive morpheme |
| D. | Past morpheme |
| Answer» B. Plural morpheme | |
| 45. |
The IPA came into existence in the year__________? |
| A. | 1889 |
| B. | 1998 |
| C. | 1989 |
| D. | 1888 |
| Answer» C. 1989 | |
| 46. |
The initial sounds in the words ‘ship’, ‘church’ and ‘judge; are examples for__________? |
| A. | Palato__alveolar |
| B. | Palatal |
| C. | Velar |
| D. | Bilabial |
| Answer» B. Palatal | |
| 47. |
The initial sound in ‘chair’ and ‘jam’ are examples for__________? |
| A. | Plosives |
| B. | Affricates |
| C. | fricatives |
| D. | Trill |
| Answer» C. fricatives | |
| 48. |
The initial /l/ and the final /l/ in the word ‘little’ are___________? |
| A. | Allophones |
| B. | Allomorphs |
| C. | Morpheme variants |
| D. | Minimal pairs |
| Answer» B. Allomorphs | |
| 49. |
The initial consonant in ‘Young’ is a __________ sound? |
| A. | Palatal |
| B. | Velar |
| C. | Dental |
| D. | Glottal |
| Answer» B. Velar | |
| 50. |
The ‘ing’ in sleeping is an example of ____________? |
| A. | A free morpheme |
| B. | Free variation |
| C. | Bound morpheme |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |