Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 312 · 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.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.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
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. 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) False (b) True
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
28. 28.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.🫁 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
32. 32.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🐢 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
37. 37.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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