Mandarin/Mandarin One/Lesson One/Lesson One Quiz

Pronunciation

 * The Tones
 * Initials
 * Finals

(5=Highest Normal Pitch, 1=Lowest Normal Pitch) {What is the pitch range for the High Rising tone? - 5-5 + 3-5 - 2-1-4 - 1, 2, 3, or 4 - None of the above
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 * The pitch range for High Flat is 5-5.
 * Correct! The pitch range for the High Rising tone is 3-5.
 * The pitch range for the Low Dropping and Rising is tone 2-1-4.
 * The pitch range for Neutral tone varies according to the preceding syllable.

{What tone number starts from a high of 4 and ends with a low of 3? - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 + None of the above
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 * The pitch range for the High Flat tone is 5-5.
 * The pitch range for the High Rising tone is 3-5.
 * The pitch range for the Low Dropping and Rising tone is 2-1-4.
 * The pitch range for the Sharply Dropping tone is 5-1.
 * The pitch range for Neutral tone varies according to the preceding syllable.
 * Correct; no tones in Mandarin correspond to those levels

{What tone number falls from 2 to 1 and then rises from 1 to 4? - 1 - 2 + 3 - 4 - 5 - None of the above
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 * The pitch range for the High Flat tone is 5-5.
 * The pitch range for the High Rising tone is 3-5.
 * The Low Dropping and Rising tone is correct.
 * The pitch range for the Sharply Dropping tone is 5-1.
 * The pitch range for Neutral tone varies according to the preceding syllable.

{What initial sounds are Unaspirated (unvoiced)? - pō, tē, cī, chī, qī, kē + bō, dē, zī, zhī, jī, gē - mō, nē - fō, sī, shī, xī, hē - lē, rī - None of the above
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 * Aspirated - A puff of air is used to make all of these sounds that is stronger than in English.
 * Correct! No puffs of air are produced to make these sounds. The initial b sounds like an unvoiced version of p, d is like t, and g like k.

{The initial sound zhī sounds like what English equivalent? - The "chi" in chirp - The "sh" in shirt - The "j" in jeep + the "j" in "j" in adjure - None of the above
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 * used in the initial sound: chī
 * used in the initial sound: shī
 * used in the initial sound: jī
 * Correct!

{What group of initials are the most different from how they would be pronounced in English, are called Retroflexes, and the sound is made by rolling the tongue back? - pō, tē, cī, chī, qī, kē - bō, dē, zī, zhī, jī, gē + zhī, chī, shī, rī - jī, qī, xī - zī, cī, sī - None of the above
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 * Aspirated - A puff of air is used to make all of these sounds that is stronger than in English.
 * These are unasperated
 * Correct!
 * These are the palatals
 * These are the dental silibants

{How is the final ü written when it there is no initial? - y - u - wu + yu - ü - None of the above
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 * This is not left in a syllable by itself. The "i" sound in a stand-alone syllable is spelled yi.
 * This is not left in a syllable by itself. The "u" sound in a stand-alone syllable is spelled wu.
 * This is spelling of the "u" sound in a stand-alone syllable.
 * Correct!
 * This is not left in a syllable by itself. The "ü" sound in a stand-alone syllable is spelled yu.

{What final sounds like the first part of British English "angst"? - en - an - ung - eng + ang - None of the above
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 * is like un in "women
 * is like ahn
 * This is not a final.
 * Eng is like ung in "rung"
 * Correct!

{What tone is voiced at one of four different pitch levels depending on the preceeding syllable? - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 + 5 - None of the above
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 * is high flat 1-1
 * is high rising 3-5
 * is low dropping and rising 2-1-4
 * is sharply dropping 5-1
 * Correct! It is the neutral tone.

{What final sounds like won? - wen - uan + un - eng - ung - None of the above
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 * is like wun in "won"
 * is like wahn in the Spanish "Juan"
 * Correct!
 * is like ung in "rung"
 * This is not a final.