Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 420 · 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: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
13. 13.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
16. 16.🔊 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
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
20. 20.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
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 a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.🐢 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
38. 38.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling

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