Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 415 · 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: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
11. 11.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
12. 12.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
15. 15.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
19. 19.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
29. 29.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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