Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 921 · 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.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
4. 4.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
5. 5.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.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
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
13. 13.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
22. 22.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (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) True (b) False
27. 27.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) pausing
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
34. 34.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
40. 40.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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