Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 982 · 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.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
4. 4.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
21. 21.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.⏱️ 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
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
30. 30.🐢 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
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.🐢 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
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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