Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 239 · 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 a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
10. 10.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
16. 16.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 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
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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