Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 843 · 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 into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
9. 9.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
17. 17.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
28. 28.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
32. 32.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
40. 40.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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