Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 732 · 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 speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
5. 5.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
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) pausing
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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