Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 563 · 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 describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (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.🔊 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
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
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 speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.🐢 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
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
27. 27.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
31. 31.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
32. 32.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
33. 33.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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