Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 568 · 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: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful 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.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🐢 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
18. 18.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, 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: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⏱️ 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

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