Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 332 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
4. 4.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
12. 12.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🐇 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
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
36. 36.🐢 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
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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