Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 705 · 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 a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
5. 5.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.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
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🐢 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
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (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.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
22. 22.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
36. 36.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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