Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 199 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Back row, steady pace): Volume: louder for a big hall, the playground or a noisy place; softer near a microphone or in a quiet room. Pace: about 120–150 words a minute; slow down for numbers, hard ideas, young listeners and your key message. Helpful habits: belly breathing, speaking to the back row, finishing every word. Unhelpful: mumbling, shouting, rushing, trailing off.

1. 1.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
2. 2.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
38. 38.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) stressing
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
40. 40.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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