Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 337 · 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 reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
3. 3.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
9. 9.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
15. 15.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
21. 21.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
28. 28.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
31. 31.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
40. 40.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more

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