Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 791 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
6. 6.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
11. 11.🐢 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
12. 12.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.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
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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