Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 319 · 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 near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
4. 4.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐢 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
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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