Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 242 · 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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
11. 11.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🐢 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
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
32. 32.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly

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