Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 271 · 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) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.🐢 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
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.🔊 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
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
20. 20.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
26. 26.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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 talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word

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