Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 724 · 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.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.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
16. 16.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
23. 23.🐢 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
24. 24.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
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 after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
35. 35.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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