Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 501 · 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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
10. 10.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🐢 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
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up

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