Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 859 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
3. 3.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
4. 4.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (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.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
15. 15.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.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
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.⏱️ 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
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
25. 25.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
35. 35.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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