Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 284 · 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.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
3. 3.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
6. 6.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
12. 12.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
27. 27.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐢 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
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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