Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 273 · 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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
12. 12.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
18. 18.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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