Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 238 · 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.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
6. 6.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
20. 20.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 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
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before

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