Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 608 · 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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
5. 5.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. 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 softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.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
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
39. 39.⏱️ 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word

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