Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 60 · 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: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. 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 louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
25. 25.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🐢 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
30. 30.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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