Tone of Voice Worksheet
Communication tip (How you say it matters): A polite tone: “Excuse me, may I borrow your eraser?”, “Sorry, could you say that again?”, “Please pass the salt, Didi.” A rude tone: “Give me your eraser.”, “What? Speak properly!”, “Salt. Pass it.” A soft voice: in the library, near a sleeping baby, in a hospital ward. A normal voice: at the lunch table, at a shop counter, asking Ma’am a doubt. A loud, clear voice: warning of danger, cheering at a match, calling across a field, leading the PT drill.
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- 1.🎵 Polite tone or rude tone? “Salt. Pass it.” (a) a polite tone (b) a rude tone
- 2.🔊 Which voice fits this: at family dinner? (a) a loud, clear voice (b) a soft voice (c) a normal voice
- 3.🔊 Which of these needs a soft voice? (a) at a shop counter (b) asking Ma’am a doubt (c) near a sleeping baby (d) leading the PT drill
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) near a sleeping baby (b) warning of danger (c) when Dadi is resting (d) in a hospital ward
- 5.🎵 Polite tone or rude tone? “Sorry, could you say that again?” (a) a rude tone (b) a polite tone
- 6.🎵 Polite tone or rude tone? “Could you please move a little?” (a) a polite tone (b) a rude tone
- 7.True or false: “in the library” needs a soft voice. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “Would you like to play with us?” is a polite tone. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔊 Which of these needs a soft voice? (a) warning of danger (b) cheering at a match (c) when Dadi is resting (d) leading the PT drill
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheering at a match (b) at a shop counter (c) at family dinner (d) at the lunch table
- 11.🔊 Which voice fits this: cheering at a match? (a) a soft voice (b) a loud, clear voice (c) a normal voice
- 12.🔊 Which voice fits this: at the lunch table? (a) a normal voice (b) a soft voice (c) a loud, clear voice
- 13.🎵 Polite tone or rude tone? “Would you like to play with us?” (a) a rude tone (b) a polite tone
- 14.🎵 Polite tone or rude tone? “Please pass the salt, Didi.” (a) a polite tone (b) a rude tone
- 15.🎵 Polite tone or rude tone? “You can’t play. Go away.” (a) a rude tone (b) a polite tone
- 16.🎵 Polite tone or rude tone? “Give me your eraser.” (a) a polite tone (b) a rude tone
- 17.📢 Why should you not shout out answers in class? (a) teachers love it (b) it helps everyone (c) it feels rude to others (d) it is too quiet
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) when Dadi is resting (b) in a hospital ward (c) in the library (d) at family dinner
- 19.🙄 Your friend says “Great job” in a mocking tone. How will it feel? (a) like a thank-you (b) like real praise (c) like a gift (d) like a put-down
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) near a sleeping baby (b) when Dadi is resting (c) at a shop counter (d) in a hospital ward
- 21.🔊 Which of these needs a soft voice? (a) calling across a field (b) in the library (c) at family dinner (d) cheering at a match
- 22.🔊 Which of these needs a loud, clear voice? (a) in the library (b) asking Ma’am a doubt (c) leading the PT drill (d) at the lunch table
- 23.True or false: “calling across a field” needs a loud, clear voice. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔊 Which voice fits this: near a sleeping baby? (a) a loud, clear voice (b) a normal voice (c) a soft voice
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calling across a field (b) in the library (c) in a hospital ward (d) when Dadi is resting
- 26.True or false: “at the lunch table” needs a normal voice. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “Could you please move a little?” is a rude tone. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔊 Which voice fits this: in the library? (a) a loud, clear voice (b) a soft voice (c) a normal voice
- 29.🎵 What is tone of voice? (a) how tall you are (b) how you sound (c) what you wear (d) your handwriting
- 30.🎵 Polite tone or rude tone? “Thank you for waiting, Uncle.” (a) a polite tone (b) a rude tone
- 31.True or false: “in the library” needs a normal voice. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “Ugh, finally you came.” is a rude tone. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🎵 Polite tone or rude tone? “Ugh, finally you came.” (a) a rude tone (b) a polite tone
- 34.🔊 Which of these needs a normal voice? (a) when Dadi is resting (b) asking Ma’am a doubt (c) calling across a field (d) in the library
- 35.🔊 Which voice fits this: at a shop counter? (a) a normal voice (b) a soft voice (c) a loud, clear voice
- 36.🎵 Polite tone or rude tone? “Excuse me, may I borrow your eraser?” (a) a rude tone (b) a polite tone
- 37.True or false: “at family dinner” needs a loud, clear voice. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “Salt. Pass it.” is a rude tone. (a) False (b) True
- 39.😊 The same words “Thank you” can sound kind or rude. What changes? (a) the date (b) the font (c) the spelling (d) the tone
- 40.🔊 Which voice fits this: warning of danger? (a) a loud, clear voice (b) a normal voice (c) a soft voice
Answer key
- a rude tone
- a normal voice
- near a sleeping baby
- warning of danger
- a polite tone
- a polite tone
- True
- True
- when Dadi is resting
- cheering at a match
- a loud, clear voice
- a normal voice
- a polite tone
- a polite tone
- a rude tone
- a rude tone
- it feels rude to others
- at family dinner
- like a put-down
- at a shop counter
- in the library
- leading the PT drill
- True
- a soft voice
- calling across a field
- True
- False
- a soft voice
- how you sound
- a polite tone
- False
- True
- a rude tone
- asking Ma’am a doubt
- a normal voice
- a polite tone
- False
- True
- the tone
- a loud, clear voice
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