Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 890 · 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.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
6. 6.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
18. 18.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row

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