Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 297 · 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 better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
7. 7.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.🐢 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
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
15. 15.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
19. 19.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
30. 30.⏱️ 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
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.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

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