Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 522 · 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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.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
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🐢 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
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
25. 25.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
29. 29.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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