Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 244 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.⏱️ 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
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
24. 24.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
31. 31.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.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

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