Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 160 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
3. 3.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
10. 10.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
16. 16.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
18. 18.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
34. 34.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
36. 36.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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