Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 690 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔊 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
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
16. 16.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
17. 17.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
18. 18.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
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
22. 22.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) projecting
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
26. 26.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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