Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 179 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🐢 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
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.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
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.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
33. 33.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word

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