Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 141 · 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 in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
12. 12.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
14. 14.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
20. 20.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
32. 32.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
36. 36.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
39. 39.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) stressing
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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