Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 912 · 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.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🔊 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
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
13. 13.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
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.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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 showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🐢 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. 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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