Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 86 · 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: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
7. 7.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
8. 8.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
9. 9.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.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
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
23. 23.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 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
40. 40.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts

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