Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 779 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
8. 8.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
9. 9.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
13. 13.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.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
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🐢 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
39. 39.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling

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