Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 781 · 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 talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔊 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
8. 8.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
10. 10.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🫁 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
14. 14.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🐢 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
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.⏱️ 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
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.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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