Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 448 · 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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
5. 5.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
12. 12.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
16. 16.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
22. 22.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
23. 23.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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