Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 147 · 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 announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
4. 4.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
6. 6.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
36. 36.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
40. 40.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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