Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 139 · 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 talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.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
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (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) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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