Mandarin Chinese -- Lesson 1 -- Review (Open Book)
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Quiz -- Review L. 1
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- 1.The initial "s" is pronounced
- A.
Same as English s
- B.
Same as "sh" in sheep
- C.
Same as "ds" in "beds
- D.
Same as "ts" in cats
- E.
It sounds like the English word "suh"
- 2.The initial "zh" is pronounced
- A.
This initial does not exist in the Chinese language
- B.
Same as "ds" in "beds
- C.
Same as "sh" in sheep
- D.
Similar to "j" in adjure
- E.
Same as "ts" in cats
- 3.Which tone is the word jà? (Use numerical digits as your answer. Do NOT include the word "tone.")
- 4.Tone 1 is best described as a tone that is
- A.
Flat/steady
- B.
Jumps all over the place
- C.
Rises
- D.
Falls
- E.
Light and short
- 5.The initial "x" is pronounced
- A.
The English letter x
- B.
The "ts" in cats
- C.
The "sh" in sheeps
- D.
The "ta" in "tap"
- E.
The "c" in cease
- 6.Sarah is writing pin-yin. She wants to put the Tone 3 marks on the word (syllable) hen. If she writes the word hěn, is she right or wrong? (Answer either right or wrong)
- 7.Sierra wants to write the word (syllable) "men" with tone 5 marks. How should she write it? (Think carefully for this question...it is not necessary to use special characters).
- 8.The initial "ai" is pronounced
- A.
"aya"
- B.
"ao"
- C.
"aye"
- D.
"ee"
- E.
"awe"
- 9.In the Chinese language, finals never come before initials. True or False?
- 10.The initial "ian" sounds like the word
- A.
Yen
- B.
The name Ian
- C.
Yuan
- D.
Yun
- E.
Yawn
- 11.The initial "ueng"
- A.
Begins like "won" and ends like "stag"
- B.
Sounds like the word "young"
- C.
Sounds like the word "won"
- D.
Begins like “won” and ends like “rung”
- E.
Begins like "wind" and ends like "salvation"
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