Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 934 · 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 a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
12. 12.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.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
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
28. 28.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
30. 30.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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