CHAPTER 3
Sample Pages
Recognition Test: 1 -- Instructor's Key
Each of the following is to be read twice, with a few seconds between, in a clear voice, but not too slowly.
A.
| 1. | áty | 'chewing stick' | 6. | íkwe | 'mortar' |
| 2. | éle | 'antelope' | 7. | ụ́gbọ | 'vehicle' |
| 3. | ọ́bà | 'calabash' | 8. | égbè | 'gun' |
| 4. | ákpụ | 'cassava' | 9. | ézì | 'pig' |
| 5. | ígwè | 'iron; bicycle' | 10. | áka | 'hand' |
(The correct markings should be given as "Number one: stepsame; Number two: step-same; Number three: step-low", etc.)
B.
| 1. | òké | 'rat' | 6. | òkpú | 'cap' |
| 2. | ŋ̀ke | 'thing' | 7. | ŋ̀gbe | 'time' |
| 3. | ọ̀kwa | 'partridge' | 8. | ọ̀sá | 'squirrel' |
| 4. | àtọ̀ | 'three' | 9. | ìsé | 'five' |
| 5. | ùdu | 'water jug' | 10. | àla | 'ground, land' |
(The correct markings should be given as "Number one: low-step; Number two: low-low", etc.)
(The nouns from this test can be used for supplementary drill by asking students to construct sentences such as "He saw an antelope", "It's a rat", etc.. Do not attempt to use the numerals at this stage.)
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