Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 283 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🐇 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
14. 14.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
39. 39.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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