Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 327 · 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 reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.🐢 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
4. 4.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
16. 16.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
19. 19.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
39. 39.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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