Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 494 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.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
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
14. 14.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
26. 26.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
27. 27.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
30. 30.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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