DLAB Deducing Rules from Audio 2

Question 1

You hear: [MAko] = tree, [maKO] = forest, [MAlu] = stone, [maLU] = mountain. What rule governs stress placement in this invented language?

Accepted Answer

Stress on first syllable = singular; stress on second syllable = collective/large form

Answer

First-syllable stress = singular/basic; second-syllable stress = collective/large version of the same root.

Question 2

In a spoken invented language, you hear three sentences. Sentence A has a rising tone on the last word. Sentence B has a falling tone on the last word. Sentence C has a level tone. From context, A = question, B = statement, C = command. You hear a new sentence with a rising tone. What type is it?

Accepted Answer

Question

Answer

Rising final tone = question, consistent with sentence A.

Question 3

You hear words in invented language Frelvik: [braNAK], [breNAK], [briNAK]. The translations are: 'I run', 'You run', 'He runs'. The only difference is the first vowel. What vowel codes third person?

Accepted Answer

i

Answer

[braNAK] = I, [breNAK] = you, [briNAK] = he; third person has vowel 'i'.

Question 4

In a sound exercise, words ending in [s] mean 'one', words ending in [z] mean 'many'. You hear a new word ending in [z]. What does it refer to?

Accepted Answer

Many objects

Answer

Final [z] = many; the new word refers to many objects.

Question 5

You hear Zorathi words: [PREL-ok] = he speaks, [prel-OK] = he spoke. [BREN-ok] = he flies, [bren-OK] = he flew. You hear [TALO-ok]. What does it mean?

Accepted Answer

He sings (present)

Answer

Stress on first syllable = present tense; [TALO-ok] has first-syllable stress → he sings.

DLAB - Defense Language Aptitude Battery Practice Test

DLAB - Defense Language Aptitude Battery Practice Test

DLAB Deducing Rules from Audio 2