Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 447 · 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.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
13. 13.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
14. 14.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
16. 16.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
26. 26.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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