Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 504 · 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 announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
13. 13.🫁 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
14. 14.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
21. 21.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.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
39. 39.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
40. 40.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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