Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 266 · 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.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
3. 3.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) projecting
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
7. 7.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
24. 24.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.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
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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