A number of factors related to the voice reveal the personality of the speaker. The first is the broad area of communication, which includes imparting information by use of language, communicating with a group or an individual and specialized communication through performance. A person conveys thoughts and ideas through choice of words, tone of voice that is by a pleasant or unpleasant, gentle or harsh, by the rhythm that is inherent within the language itself, and by speech rhythms that are flowing and regular or uneven and hesitant, and finally, by the pitch and melody of the utterance. When speaking before a group, a person's tone may indicate uncertainty or fright, confidence or calm. At interpersonal levels, the tone may reflect ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen, or may belie them. Here the participant'stone can consciously or unconsciously reflect intuitive sympathy or antipathy, lack of concern or interest, fatigue, anxiety, enthusiasm or excitement, all of which are usually recognizable by the acute listener.. Public performance is a manner of communication that is highly specialized with its own techniques for obtaining effects by voice and/orgesture. The motivation derivedfrom the text, and in the case of singing, the music, incombination with the performer's skills, personality, and ability to create empathy willdetermine the success of artistic, political, or pedagogic communication. Second, the voice gives psychological clues to a person's self-image, perception ofothers, and emotional health. Self-image can be indicated by a tone of voice that isconfident, pretentious, shy, aggressive, outgoing, exuberant or, to name only a fewpersonality traits. Also the sound may give a clue to the facade or mask of that person, for example, a shy person hiding behind an overconfident front. How a speakerperceives the listener's receptiveness, interest, or sympathy in any given conversationcan drasticallyalter the tone of presentation, by encouraging or discouraging thespeaker. Emotional health is evidencedin the voice by free and melodic sounds of thehappy, by the constricted and harsh sound of the angry, andby dull and lethargic qualitiesof the depressed. Question1. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. The function of the voice in performanceC. The connection between voice and personalityB. Communication stylesD. The production of speechQuestion2. What does the author mean by staring that, "At interpersonal levels, tone may reflect ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen" in lines 8-9? A. Feelings are expressed with different wordsthan ideas are. B. The tone of voice can carry information beyond the meaning of words. Đềthi code: 423Code 423 Page 2of 8 c. A high tone of voice reflects an emotionalcommunication. D. Feelings are more difficult to express thanideas. Question3. The word "Here" in line 9refers to............... A. interpersonal interactionsB. the toneC. ideas and feelingsD. words chosenQuestion4. The word "derived" in line 13is closest inmeaning to......... A. discussedB. preparedC. registeredD. obtainedQuestion5. Why does the author mention "artistic, political, or pedagogic communication" inline 14-15? A.As examples of public performanceB. As examples of basic styles of communicationC.To contrast singingD.To them to introduce the idea of self-imageQuestion6. According to the passage, an exuberant tone of voicemay be an indication of a person's......... A. general physical healthB. personalityC. ability to communicateD. vocal qualityQuestion7. According to the passage, an overconfidentfront may hide............ A. hostilityB. shynessC. friendlinessD. strengthQuestion8. The word "drastically" in line 21is closest inmeaning to............... A. frequentlyB. exactlyC. severelyD. easilyQuestion9. The word "evidenced" print line 22is closest inmeaning to............... A. questionedB. repeatedC. indicatedD. exaggeratedQuestion10. According to the passage, what does aconstricted and harsh voice indicate? A. LethargyB. DepressionC. BoredomD. AngerMark the letter A,
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