Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 394 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
3. 3.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
28. 28.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing
29. 29.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min

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