Question 1
A signals analyst accepts a pair only if exactly one medial sound changes. Treat sh as one consonant. Which pair qualifies?
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Correct answer: C - shaku / shiku
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A signals analyst accepts a pair only if exactly one medial sound changes. Treat sh as one consonant. Which pair qualifies?
Correct answer: C - shaku / shiku
The code na-mi-ko → ko-na-mi → mi-ko-na is produced by moving the final whole syllable to the front at each step. Apply two steps to pa-tu-se. What is the result?
Correct answer: A - tu-se-pa
Capital letters mark stress; ↑ is a question and ↓ a statement. TA-vu ↓ means 'one beacon is reported,' ta-VU ↓ means 'several beacons are reported,' and TA-vu ↑ means 'Is one beacon reported?' Which form asks whether several routes are reported, using mera for route?
Correct answer: D - me-RA ↑
A colon marks a long vowel, and capitals mark the stressed syllable. Three forms are two syllables with initial stress and a long vowel in the stressed syllable. Which form breaks that pattern?
Correct answer: B - pa-NU:
A listener records an-pa → ampa, un-bi → umbi, and en-ta → enta. Applying the same boundary rule, how should tin-bo be pronounced?
Correct answer: B - timbo
Choose the plural suffix from the unchanged root's last vowel: e or i takes -i; a, o, or u takes -u. Then delete a root-final a or o before the suffix. The plural of kelo is:
Correct answer: D - kelu
A word is built in NEGATIVE-PAST-ROOT-PLURAL order. ke- marks negative, na- marks past, and -s marks a plural subject. After a voiced final sound, -s is pronounced -z. Because b is voiced and gab means hear, which form means 'they did not hear'?
Correct answer: A - ke-na-gabz
A report refers to four drones as the object of an action. Number marking is zero for one, -du for two, -pa for 3-5, and -ma for 6 or more; object case is -o, placed after number. With tor meaning drone, which form belongs in the report?
Correct answer: C - tor-pa-o
The phrase du-mer tu-vel is intended to mean 'red books.' Objects take tu- in the singular and du- in the plural, and an adjective must match its noun's class and number. Which revision is grammatical?
Correct answer: D - du-mer du-vel
In n-vak-u-ri, n- means we, r- means they, -ni means us, -ri means them, vak means help, and -u marks past. What does the complete form mean?
Correct answer: B - We helped them.
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