Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 685 · 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 to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
6. 6.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
13. 13.🔊 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
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.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
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🐢 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
39. 39.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end

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