Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 243 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
21. 21.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
24. 24.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) projecting
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.⏱️ 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
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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