Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 412 · 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: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
6. 6.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
32. 32.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.⏱️ 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
35. 35.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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