Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 268 · 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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, 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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
15. 15.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
18. 18.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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 talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
34. 34.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
37. 37.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
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.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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