Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 192 · 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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
9. 9.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
14. 14.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
17. 17.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
34. 34.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🔊 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
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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