Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 601 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
3. 3.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
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.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
31. 31.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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