Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 406 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
4. 4.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
7. 7.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
13. 13.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
18. 18.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. 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 more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⏱️ 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
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 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

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