Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 118 · 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 describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
29. 29.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
32. 32.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
39. 39.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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