Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 176 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.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
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.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
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
22. 22.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
26. 26.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, 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) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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