Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 277 · 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 saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
4. 4.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
15. 15.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.⏱️ 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
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
24. 24.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
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word

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