Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 151 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
6. 6.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.🐢 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream

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