Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 247 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
4. 4.🔊 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
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.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
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
26. 26.🐇 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
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) projecting
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. 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.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
39. 39.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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