Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 54 · 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 more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.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
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. 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) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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