Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 215 · 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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
16. 16.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 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
40. 40.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper

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