Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 56 · 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 giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
5. 5.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
22. 22.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.🐢 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
39. 39.🔊 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
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed

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