Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 628 · 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 giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
6. 6.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
29. 29.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🐢 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
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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