Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 785 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
9. 9.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
26. 26.🐢 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
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
30. 30.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
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row

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