Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 481 · 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.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
3. 3.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
4. 4.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. 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 louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.🫁 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
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
29. 29.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐢 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
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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