Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 991 · 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 reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ 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
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed

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