Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 413 · 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: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏱️ 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
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 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
31. 31.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
39. 39.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
40. 40.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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