Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 846 · 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) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.🐢 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
3. 3.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.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
18. 18.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
22. 22.🐢 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
29. 29.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word

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