Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 356 · 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 talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
13. 13.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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