Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 342 · 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) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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
8. 8.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🫁 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
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
17. 17.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. 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) True (b) False
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
22. 22.🔊 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
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
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) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
40. 40.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

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