Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 984 · 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 speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
9. 9.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
11. 11.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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