Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 925 · 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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
4. 4.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
17. 17.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
39. 39.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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