Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 687 · 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) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
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 near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
10. 10.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
15. 15.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
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.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
28. 28.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.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
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling

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