Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 477 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) stressing
2. 2.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
5. 5.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
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) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.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
22. 22.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
24. 24.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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