Mandarin/Mandarin One/Lesson One/Lesson One Quiz

Pronunciation

• The Tones
• Initials
• Finals

(5=Highest Normal Pitch, 1=Lowest Normal Pitch)

1 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

2 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

3 What tone number falls from 2 to 1 and then rises from 1 to 4?

	1
	2
	3
	4
	5
	None of the above

4 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

5 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

6 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

7 How is the final ü written when it there is no initial?

	y
	u
	wu
	yu
	ü
	None of the above

8 What final sounds like the first part of British English "angst"?

	en
	an
	ung
	eng
	ang
	None of the above

9 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

10 What final sounds like won?

	wen
	uan
	un
	eng
	ung
	None of the above