Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 792 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
13. 13.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.⏱️ 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.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
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
24. 24.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
37. 37.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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