Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 310 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
2. 2.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
11. 11.🐢 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
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
25. 25.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🐢 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
27. 27.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth

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