Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 624 · 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) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
11. 11.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
20. 20.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
25. 25.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end

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