Digital Mock Test Phonetics PDF

Information on digital mock test phonetics In this file you can see what kinds of questions you can expect on the test, how many points they will be worth and how many of them will appear on the actual test. For some questions there are additional notes to assure your correct answer will be accepte...

Information on digital mock test phonetics In this file you can see what kinds of questions you can expect on the test, how many points they will be worth and how many of them will appear on the actual test. For some questions there are additional notes to assure your correct answer will be accepted. Part 1 – Vowel to keyword - 1 point each - 5 items (worth 5 points in total) - type in your answer - not case-sensitive - make sure the word is spelled correctly Correct answer Part 2 – Keyword to vowel - 1 point each - 5 items (worth 5 points in total) - drag the blue square to the correct symbol - make sure the blue square only covers one of the symbols Correct answer Part 3 – First phoneme - 1 point each - 5 items (worth 5 points in total) - drag the blue square to the correct symbol - make sure the blue square only covers one of the symbols Correct answer Part 4 – Last phoneme - 1 point each - 5 items (worth 5 points in total) - drag the blue square to the correct symbol - make sure the blue square only covers one of the symbols Correct answer Part 5 – Vowel phoneme - 1 point each - 5 items (worth 5 points in total) - drag the blue square to the correct symbol - make sure the blue square only covers one of the symbols Correct answer Part 6 – Words in transcription - 1 point each - 5 items (worth 5 points in total) - type in your answer - not case-sensitive - slight misspellings are allowed as long as they don’t affect pronunciation (see example below the correct answer) Correct answer - in this case something like ‘heeter’ would also be acceptable, because it could only be pronounced the same way. Part 7 – Transcription word in sentence - 1 point each - 5 items (worth 5 points in total) - type in your answer - not case-sensitive - only write down the highlighted word - make sure it’s the word as it is used in the sentence and not another word that could be pronounced the same way (see example below correct answer) Correct answer - in this case ‘you’re’ would not be acceptable. Though it has the same pronunciation it does not fit the sentence. Part 8 – Vowel length - 1 point each - 5 items (worth 5 points in total) - click the correct answer Correct answer Part 9 – Minimal pairs - 1 point each - 5 items (worth 5 points in total) - click the correct answer Correct answer Part 10 – Word stress - 1 point each - 5 items (worth 5 points in total) - click the correct answer Correct answer Part 11 – Place of articulation - 5 points each - 1 item (5 points in total) - drag the places from the right to the correct number on the left. Three numbers will not be used - you will get a partial score if some, but not all of the places are linked to the correct number Correct answer Part 12 – Labelling consonants - 1 point each - 5 items (worth 5 points in total) - tick the three appropriate boxes; one for voicing (normal font at the top), one for place of articulation (ALL CAPS in the middle), one for manner of articulation (normal font at the bottom) - if some, but not all of your answers are correct, you will receive a partial score Correct answer Part 13 – Multiple choice consonants - 1 point each - 5 items (worth 5 points in total) - click the correct answer - answers appear in alphabetical order Correct answer  Part 14 – Matching the vowel - 5 points each - 1 item (5 points in total) - drag the words from the right to the correct word on the left. Three words will not be used - you will get a partial score if some, but not all of the words are correctly linked Correct answer Part 15 – Labelling vowels - 1 point each - 3 items (worth 3 points in total) - tick the four appropriate boxes; one for length (normal font, no capital, at the top), one closeness (ALL CAPS, mid-left), one for frontness (Normal font, with Capital, mid-right), one for roundedness (normal font, no capital, at the bottom) - if some, but not all of your answers are correct, you will receive a partial score Correct answer Part 16 – Diphthongs - 1 point each - 2 items (worth 2 points in total) - click the correct answer - answers appear in alphabetical order Correct answer Part 17 – Multiple choice vowel - 1 point each - 5 items (worth 5 points in total) - click the correct answer - answers appear in alphabetical order Correct answer Part 18 – Weak forms - 10 points each - 1 question (worth 10 points in total) - drag all 10 blue squares to cover the words with weak forms. Only as they appear in this text, not just words that can have a weak form. There are no repeated weak forms in the text. Correct answer Part 19 – Assimilation – finding examples - 1- 3 points each - 3 items (worth 5 points in total) - tick the correct option(s). Each sentence has one, two or three examples of assimilation. Correct answer Part 20 – Assimilation – complete the transcription - 1 point each - 5 items (worth 5 points in total) - drag the blue square to the correct symbol - make sure the blue square only covers one of the symbols - sometimes you are asked to fill in the missing phoneme at the end of the first word and sometimes at the start of the second word - sometimes there is no assimilation and the sound is the same as it would be if the word was pronounced in isolation Correct answer Part 21 – Elision - 5 points each - 1 item (worth 5 points in total) - tick the five appropriate boxes. You will always receive 15 options with 5 examples of elision and 10 examples where no elision occurs - if some, but not all of your answers are correct, you will receive a partial score Correct answer