Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 584 · 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 to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
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.🔊 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
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.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
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⏱️ 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
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
28. 28.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.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
32. 32.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
35. 35.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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