Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 357 · 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 of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
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.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
9. 9.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔊 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
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🫁 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
28. 28.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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