Comprehensive Assessment Of Plains Cree Linguistic Structures Practice Tests

Question 1

Which specific dialect of the Plains Cree language is the primary focus of this textbook?

Accepted Answer

Southern Plains Y-dialect

Answer

Northern Plains Th-dialect

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Woodlands N-dialect

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Atikamekw R-dialect

Question 2

In the Southern Plains dialect, the word for 'girl' is spelled 'iskwīsis'.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 3

In the Cree writing system, how is the consonant 'c' pronounced?

Accepted Answer

Like 'ts' in the word 'cats'

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Like 'k' in 'kite'

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Like 'ch' in 'church'

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Like 's' in 'sun'

Question 4

Which of the following nouns are classified as animate in Cree, even though they are non-living objects?

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mōhkomān (knife)

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masinahikan (book)

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ospwākan (pipe)

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tēhtapiwin (chair)

Question 5

What is the term for a pair of words that are identical in spelling except for one sound, which changes the meaning of the word?

Accepted Answer

Minimal pair

Question 6

What is the diminutive form of the word 'minōs' (cat)?

Accepted Answer

minōsis

Question 7

In Cree syntax, which element must always occupy the second position in a sentence to function as a question indicator?

Accepted Answer

cī

Answer

tān-

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niyanān

Answer

kiyānaw

Question 8

The pronoun 'niyanān' is used in Cree to represent the first-person plural inclusive, meaning it includes the person being spoken to.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 9

Which interrogative pronoun category typically appears at the beginning of a question in Cree?

Accepted Answer

tān- words

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cī particles

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niyanān pronouns

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kiyānaw pronouns

Question 10

Which of the following are true regarding the use of pronouns in Cree?

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Pronouns are mandatory for all sentences

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Pronouns are used for emphasis

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Verbs contain built-in person indicators

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Pronouns replace the need for verb conjugation

Question 11

What is the specific Cree term for the first-person plural inclusive pronoun that includes the listener?

Accepted Answer

kiyānaw

Question 12

If a speaker wants to say 'we' while explicitly excluding the person they are talking to, which pronoun should they use?

Accepted Answer

niyanān

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kiyānaw

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cī

Answer

tān-

Question 13

In the classification of Cree verbs, which category describes a verb that is both transitive and requires an animate object?

Accepted Answer

VTA (Transitive Animate)

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VAI (Animate Intransitive)

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VII (Inanimate Intransitive)

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VTI (Transitive Inanimate)

Question 14

Which preverb is traditionally used to indicate past tense in Cree verb conjugation?

Accepted Answer

kī-

Answer

ka-

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ta-

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māci-

Question 15

The Imperative mode is primarily used for making factual statements about the present.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 16

In the 'you-me' set, what does the Inverse form signify regarding the subject and object?

Accepted Answer

It reverses the standard subject-object relationship.

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It emphasizes the subject's intent.

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It indicates a future conditional state.

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It marks the verb as intransitive.

Question 17

Which suffix is commonly used in Cree to indicate that an action is directed toward oneself (reflexive)?

Accepted Answer

-iso

Question 18

Which of the following are considered modes in the Cree verb system?

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Imperative

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Independent

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Conjunct

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Future Conditional

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Transitive

Question 19

What is the primary function of the unspecified actor form in Cree?

Accepted Answer

To indicate an action where the subject is not identified or is collective.

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To command a specific person to act.

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To indicate an action directed toward oneself.

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To mark the verb as inanimate.

Question 20

In the verb 'niwāpamik', the suffix indicates an Inverse relationship where the third person acts upon the first person.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

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