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	Test for Phase II
	Lesson Six
1	Write out the defiintions.
	Digraph -
	Diphthong -
	Trigraph -
2	Oe and ae are diphthongs and cannot be separated with the use of a contraction.
	a. true
	b. false
3	If a contraction would make a word difficult to pronounce, especially inuncommon words, then the contraction should not be used.
	a. true
	b. false
4	If consonants are pronounced separately, it wouldn't matter if a contractionwas used that overlapped the consonants, as in the word towhee.
	a. true
	b. false
5	The contraction for ed can be used in this word.
	a. airedale
	b. predate
	c. shampooed
6	The contraction for er cannot be used in this word.
	a. eruption
	b. error
	c. errand
	d. erratic
	Lesson Seven
7	Whole-word lower-sign contractions must never be in contact with:
	a. another letter
	b. another contraction
	c. another word
	d. a punctuation sign
	e. all of the above
8	The whole-word lower-sign contraction can be used in the hyphenatedcompound word stand-in.
	a. true
	b. false
9a	The part-word lower-sign contraction in can be used in the word binomial.
	a. true
	b. false
9b	Why?
	a. Because the i and the n are in the same syllable.
	b. Because bi is a prefix
10	The en contraction can be used in the compound word treenail.
	a.true
	b. false
11	would choose the contraction for the in the word Athens over the en contraction.
	a. true
	b. false
12	The lower-sign rule is defined as:
	a. any number of unspaced part-word lower signs can follow one another as longas the series is in contact with a character containing an upper dot (dot 1 or dot 4
	b. any number of unspaced part-word lower signs can follow one another as longas the series is in contact with a character containing a lower dot ( dot 3 or dot 6).
13	The contractions for be, con, and dis are used only when they constitute a and occur at the of a word or at the of a line in a divided word.
14	The contractions for be, con, and dis are used when punctuation comes:
	a. after them
	b. before them
15	The contraction for com need not constitute an entire syllable in order to be used.
	a. true
	b. false
16	What three punctuation signs cannot be in contact with the contraction com?
	a. hyphen, dash, apostrophe
	b. question mark, period, exclamation mark
	c. comma, open quotation mark, closing quotation mark
17	Be, con, and dis are used in proper names like O'Connell and in abbreviations like Dist.
	a. true
	b. false
	Lesson Eight
18	To, into, and by contractions are used when they come:
	a. after punctuation
	b. before punctuation
19	To, into and by contractions can be connected to all of the following except:
	a. word
	b. contraction
	c. composition sign
	d. number
	e. symbol
	f. punctuation marks
20	To, into, and by contractions cannot be connected to the six whole-wordlower sign contractions because:
	a. it would be confusing to the reader
	b. it would violate the Lower Sign Rule
	c. it would violate all the rules of Braille
21	To, into, and by may be connected to the part-word contractions be, con, dis, and com.
	a. true
	b. false
22	To, into, and by may be contracted and joined together as long as they are in contact with a dot 1 or 4.
	a. true
	b. false
23	If I didn't have room for the contraction for to, into, or by and at least the first syllable of the following word I would:
	a. spell out to, into, or by and carry the following word to the next line
	b. carry both the contraction and the following word to the next line
24	To, into, and by are used in proper names.
	a. true
	b. false
25	To, into, and by can be used as parts of words.
	a. true
	b. false
26	How many lines are on a page of Braille?
	a. 32
	b. 40
	c. 25
	d. 20
27	How many cells make up a line of Braille?
	a. 30
	b. 40
	c. 20
	d. 10
28	The double-letter signs and the ea sign are sometimes called:
	a. pastry contractions
	b. hot dog contractions
	c. sandwich contractions
30	Sandwich contractions means:
	a. the contractions are only used between letters and/or other contractions
	b. they can only be connected to each other
	c. the contractions can only occur at the beginning of a word or at the end of a word
31	The ea contraction cannot be used in these words:
	a. mean, tease
	b. beacon, reason
	c. uneasy, southeast
	d. treat, beat
32	Sandwich contractions cannot be used if they overlap a prefix or suffix and a root word.
	a. true
	b. false
33	If the letters of a sandwich contraction fall partly in one part of a compound word and partly in another, the contraction cannot be used.
	a. true
	b. false
34	The ea contraction can be used in the word seashore.
	a. true
	b. false
35	The ea contraction cannot be used in the word genealogy, but can be used in the word tableau.
	a. true
	b. false
36a	If I had to choose between the contraction ar or ea in the word bear, which contraction would I choose?
	a.the ar
	b. the ea
36b	If I had to choose between the contraction of or ff in the word office, which contraction would I choose?
	a.ff
	b. of
36c	Why?
	a. Because the pronunciation is better.
	b. Because syllable division usually occurs between the sandwich contractions
	c. Any other one-cell contraction is preferred over them.
	d. All of the above.
	Lesson Nine
37	Initial letter contractions are used as whole words and parts of words when they retain their
38	The contraction for ever is not used in the word fever. Why?
	a. Because the original pronunciation is lost.
	b. Because it overlaps a syllable.
	c. Because the er contraction is preferred.
39	However, I would use the contraction for know in knowledgeable.
	a. true
	b. false
40	Another exception is the word ought which can be used in both words:
	a. bought and drought
	b. Houghton, Michigan and Houghton Mifflin
41	The contraction for one can be used when both the:
	a. n and e are in the same syllable
	b. o and n are in the same syllable
	c. one has to be a complete syllable
42	The two considerations for using the contraction for some in a word is:
	a. the word retains its original sound
	b. it forms a complete syllable in the base word
	c. both a and b
43	The contraction for part is used whether it retains the original sound or not.
	a. true
	b. false
44	A one cell contraction like ed is preferred over the two cell contraction one in the word stoned, unless space can be saved.
	a. true
	b. false
45	A contraction is not used if its use would disturb the pronunciation of a digraph as in the proper name Boone.
	a. true
	b. false
46	If a choice has to be made between two contractions, preference is given to the contraction that more nearly indicates correct pronunciation.
	a. true
	b. false
47	I would use the contraction for many in Germany, but I would not use the contraction for had in Hades.
	a. true
	b. false
	Lesson Ten
48	Final letter contractions are used:
	a. at the beginning of a word only
	b. in the middle or at the end of a word or name
	c. only at the end of a word
49	Final-letter contractions are used as:
	a. parts of words
	b. whole words
	c. parts of words and whole words
50	If the base word is lesson and I add a prefix and suffix to the word to create the word unlessoned, I can then use the contraction for less because it now falls in the middle of the word.
	a. true
	b. false
51	The ity contraction cannot be used in the word:
	a. city
	b. fruity
	c. hoity-toity
	d. both b and c
52	The ation contraction is preferred to the a and tion signs because it saves more space.
	a. true
	b. false
53	The ful contraction is used in this word:
	a. full
	b. teaspoonfull
	c. teaspoonful
	d. chock-full
54	A final-letter contraction cannot follow an apostrophe or a hyphen
	a. true
	b. false