Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 152 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
13. 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.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
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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