Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 461 · 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.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) stressing
6. 6.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
17. 17.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
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.🐢 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
23. 23.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
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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