Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 205 · 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 showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 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
16. 16.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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

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