Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 611 · 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 talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (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 fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.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
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
16. 16.🔊 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
20. 20.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐢 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
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
33. 33.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes

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