Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 553 · 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 reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐢 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
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.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
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 speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
28. 28.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
34. 34.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
35. 35.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
36. 36.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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