Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 250 · 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: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (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 softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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