Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 503 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
11. 11.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.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
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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