Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 753 · 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 better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
10. 10.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
16. 16.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.⏱️ 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
23. 23.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
26. 26.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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