Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 836 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐢 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
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐢 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
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
19. 19.⏱️ 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
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
23. 23.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
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
27. 27.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
28. 28.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.🐇 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
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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