Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 519 · 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.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
16. 16.⏱️ 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
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
22. 22.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) pausing
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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