DLAB - Defense Language Aptitude Battery Syllabic Stress Identification Questions and Answers

Question 1

Listen to the following four words. Which word has a different syllabic stress pattern than the others? (Note: Capitalization indicates the stressed syllable.)

A) ba-NA-na
B) po-TA-to
C) a-BAN-don
D) ME-mo-ry

Accepted Answer

ME-mo-ry

Answer

ba-NA-na

Answer

po-TA-to

Answer

a-BAN-don

Question 2

In a fictional language, the following three words have the same stress pattern: 'gi-RO-li', 'fe-NA-ko', 'po-LU-mi'. Which of the following words follows a DIFFERENT stress pattern?

Accepted Answer

KLA-ni-po

Answer

a-VEE-da

Answer

de-MO-shi

Answer

bre-NA-tu

Question 3

You hear four words spoken. Identify the word with the unique stress pattern. (Note: Capitalization indicates the stressed syllable.)

A) com-PU-ter
B) di-REC-tor
C) um-BREL-la
D) PHO-to-graph

Accepted Answer

PHO-to-graph

Answer

com-PU-ter

Answer

di-REC-tor

Answer

um-BREL-la

Question 4

A linguist is analyzing field recordings and notes the stress patterns of four new words. Which word is the exception in the group?

A) vo-LUN-teer
B) en-gi-NEER
C) ka-ra-O-ke
D) re-com-MEND

Accepted Answer

re-com-MEND

Answer

vo-LUN-teer

Answer

en-gi-NEER

Answer

ka-ra-O-ke

Question 5

Which of the following nonsense words has a stress pattern that is different from the others? (Note: Capitalization indicates the stressed syllable.)

A) fle-MAR-nik
B) TOR-pi-dal
C) gor-VEE-lo
D) pra-ZIN-dar

Accepted Answer

TOR-pi-dal

Answer

fle-MAR-nik

Answer

gor-VEE-lo

Answer

pra-ZIN-dar

Question 6

An audio recording plays four words: 'u-NI-ver-si-ty', 'e-CO-no-my', 'ge-O-gra-phy', 'CON-tro-ver-sy'. A test-taker must identify the word with the different stress pattern. Which is the correct choice?

Accepted Answer

CON-tro-ver-sy

Answer

e-CO-no-my

Answer

u-NI-ver-si-ty

Answer

ge-O-gra-phy

Listen to the following four words.Which word has a different syllabic stress pattern than the others? (Note: Capitalization indicates the stressed syllable.)A) ba-NA-naB) po-TA-toC) a-BAN-donD) ME-mo-ry

Listen to the following four words.
Which word has a different syllabic stress pattern than the others? (Note: Capitalization indicates the stressed syllable.)
A) ba-NA-na
B) po-TA-to
C) a-BAN-don
D) ME-mo-ry