Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 702 · 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: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.⏱️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
16. 16.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
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
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.🔊 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
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) pausing
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
30. 30.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
31. 31.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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