Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 339 · 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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
2. 2.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
5. 5.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🐢 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
24. 24.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
26. 26.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
33. 33.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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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