Speaking Effectively NPTEL Week 4 Solutions 2023

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This course aims to introduce learners to the dynamics of effective spoken communication by establishing speaking as an autonomous medium with a distinctive vocabulary, syntax, structure, style and register. It will enable learners to participate in one to one interactions, in small groups and before a group. Learners are expected to master the fundamentals of speaking such as vocabulary, body language, pronunciation and basic conversation skills before they move on to more advanced activities such as appearing in interviews, making formal presentations and participating in meetings. 

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Speaking Effectively NPTEL Week 4 Solutions 2023

Q1. Voice has a personality’ means
a. People judge our emotional state on the basis of our voice
b. People create an image of us on the basis of our voice
c. People think we have a good personality if we have a good voice
d. People like or dislike us on the basis of our voice

Answer: b

Q2. What clues does your voice not provide to the listener?
a. Your social background
b. Your emotional state
C. Your attitude
d. Your personality

Answer: a

Q3. What voice quality was considered desirable in a female playback singer after India gained Independence?
a. A rich, full-throated voice
b. A thin, high-pitched, mellifluous voice
c. A thin, nasal voice
d. A shrill, quivering voice

Answer: b

Speaking Effectively NPTEL Week 4 Solutions 2023

Q4. Males are perceived to be ________ if they have a flat voice.
a. Masculine
b. Feminine
c. Older
d. None of the above

Answer: c

Q5. If you speak fast, you sound ______ whereas if you speak slowly you sound _________
a. More anxious and nervous/less anxious and nervous
b. More sensitive and emotional/less sensitive and emotional
c. More animated and extroverted/less animated and extroverted
d. More agitated and unclear/less agitated and clear

Answer: a

Q6. The most important quality about a normal voice is that
a. It should be pleasant
b. It should be audible
c. It should be clear
d. It should conform to the speaker’s self-image

Answer: b

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Q7. Which of the following helps in changing the quality of one’s voice?
a. Hand gestures
b. Posture, breathing and resonance
C. It cannot be changed since it is something we are born with
d. None of the above

Answer: b

Q8. How does bad posture impact the quality of voice?
a. Bad posture makes the voice appear less confident
b. Bad posture makes the voice appear constricted
C. Bad posture makes the voice appear uncontrolled
d. Bad posture makes the voice appear nasal

Answer: b

Q9. Regulating one’s breathing means
a. One should keep equal time between each breath in and out
b. One should take long breaths followed by short breaths
c.One should hold one’s breath for a few seconds
d. One should take fast breaths

Answer: a

Speaking Effectively NPTEL Week 4 Solutions 2023

Q10. The technique used to raise one’s voice without appearing as if one is shouting is called
a. Articulating
b. Enunciating
c. Projecting
d. Modulating

Answer: c

Q11. What are the things one must do to acquire clarity in one’s speech?
a. Speak extremely fast
b. Mumble or slur over words
c. Articulate each sound clearly
d. Mispronounce words

Answer: c

Q12. What is articulation?
a. The clarity of sounds and words we produce
b. The fluency with which we speak a language
c. The complexity of words that we produce
d The accent with which we speak a language

Answer: a

Q13. What does variety in voice mean?
a. Varying accent, pronunciation
b. Varying pitch, volume and pace
c. Varying nouns, verbs, adjectives
d. Varying sounds and stress

Answer: b

Speaking Effectively NPTEL Week 4 Solutions 2023

Q14. What is pace?
a. Pace is the style with which we speak
b. Pace is the hastiness with which we speak
c. Pace is the speed at which we speak
d. Pace is the slowness with which we speak

Answer: c

Q15. What is the correct rate of speech?
a. 100 words a minute
b. 60 words a minutes
c. 125 words a minute
d. 75 words a minute

Answer: c

Q16. What is duration?
a. Duration is the time one takes to say one or more words represented by the segment.
b. Duration is the time one takes to say a syllable.
C. Duration is the time we take to say a word.
d. Duration is the time one takes to say a phrase.

Answer: a

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Q17. Pitch refers to
a. How high or low a speaker’s voice is
b. How flat a speaker’s voice is
c. How sonorous a speaker’s voice is
d. How varied a speaker’s voice

Answer: a

Q18. What is inflection?
a. Change in pitch to convey the meaning
b. Change in pitch at the end of a sentence
c. Change in pitch on a stressed syllable
d. Change in pitch on an unstressed syllable

Answer: a

Q19. Speakers who do not change the pitch of their voice sound very.
a. Mature
b. Monotonous
c. Tired
d. Composed

Answer: b

Q20. What importance does resonance have in voice and delivery?
a. It improves vocabulary, grammar and syntax
b. It improves the voice timbre, loudness, and efficiency
c. It improves breathing, posture and enunciation
d. It improves pace, pitch and pause

Answer: b

Speaking Effectively NPTEL Week 4 Solutions 2023

Q21. What is not the use of a pause in a speech?
a. It helps to add emphasis
b. It helps to substitute jokes
c. It helps to replace non-words
d. It helps to engage the audience

Answer: b

Q22. What is the main function of intonation in speech?
a. To convey meaning
b. To convey attitude
c. To convey support
d. To convey disagreement

Answer: a

Q23. Modulation means
a. To control or adjust your voice in all aspects
b. To raise or lower your voice
c. To speak fast or slow
d. To speak with the right tone

Answer: a

Q24. What are the different ways in which you can emphasize a particular part of your speech?
a. Raise your voice
b. Lower your voice
c. Pause for a few seconds
d. All of the above

Answer: d

Q25. What is the first step in improving voice and delivery?
a. ldentifying who has a good voice and delivery
b. Decide what kind of voice you want
c. Rehearsing and practising
d. By listening to good speakers

Answer: d

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