Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 180 · 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 explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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 to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
31. 31.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
35. 35.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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