Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 276 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
13. 13.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
14. 14.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
20. 20.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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