Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 682 · 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.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐇 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
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
32. 32.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐢 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
35. 35.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
38. 38.🐢 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
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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