Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 813 · 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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
19. 19.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
28. 28.🐢 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
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
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 reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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