Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 835 · 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.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
8. 8.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.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
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
28. 28.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
33. 33.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
34. 34.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before

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