Directions: Read the items carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Singing with the correct posture is one of the easiest ways to improve your singing voice. Why is it important in singing?

A. to help with your breathing
B. to communicate inward emotions to your audience
C. to produces a clear and smooth sound of the words
D. help prevent your vocal cords from becoming strained

2. When you stand during a singing performance, how should you position your feet?

A. feet slightly apart
B. feet close together
C. feet slightly lifted
D. one foot crossed over the other

3. Why should you straighten your back when singing?

A. It can affect your singing tone.
B. It helps you to breathe better.
C. It helps you to sing long phrases.
D. All the answers are correct.

4. How should the head be positioned when singing?

A. It should be lifted high.
B. It should be bowed down.
C. It should be head up and chin in.
D. It should be turned to the side during singing.

5. The following are ways to improve your singing voice EXCEPT for one. Which of the following is being referred to?

A. singing in correct tune
B. singing with proper breathing and posture
C. singing with correct diction and enunciation
D. singing with too many hand gestures and unnecessary facial expression

6. This voice exercise will help stretch your vocal cords and help relax your muscles before singing.

A. vocal warm-up
B. proper posture
C. hand exercise
D. breathing exercise

7. This can be acquired through constant oral reading and studying the correct pronunciation of vowels and consonants.

A. breathing
B. diction
B. good posture
D. dynamics

8. It is one of the basic elements of correct singing that helps enhance the mood of the song and communicate inward emotions to the audience.

A. dynamics
B. diction
C. breathing
D. facial expression

9. Your listeners can easily catch the lyrics and understand the message of the song when you apply using this basic element of correct singing.

A. dynamics
B. diction
C. breathing
D. posture

10. How are you going to develop your singing ability?

A. by seldom practice
B. by practicing 10x a day
C. by practicing once a month
D. by constant correct practice