Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 918 · 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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
3. 3.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
8. 8.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⏱️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🐢 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly

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