Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 577 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.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
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
15. 15.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
18. 18.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth

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