Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 366 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
13. 13.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
21. 21.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word

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