Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 615 · 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 after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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 reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.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
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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