Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 621 · 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 speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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