Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 218 · 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.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.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
9. 9.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) pausing
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
29. 29.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
31. 31.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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