Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 983 · 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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
4. 4.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
13. 13.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.🐢 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
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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