Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 32 · 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 speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
13. 13.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
26. 26.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
27. 27.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
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.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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