Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 142 · 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) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⏱️ 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
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.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
14. 14.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🔊 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
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word

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