Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 847 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
8. 8.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.⏱️ 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
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
17. 17.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
28. 28.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
29. 29.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.🐇 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
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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