Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 891 · 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 to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
3. 3.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐇 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
13. 13.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
22. 22.🔊 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
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
30. 30.🐢 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
31. 31.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
32. 32.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.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
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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