Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 390 · 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 saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
3. 3.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
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.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🔊 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.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

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