Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 645 · 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 louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
4. 4.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐇 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
6. 6.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
8. 8.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
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
31. 31.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
36. 36.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
40. 40.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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