Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 586 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.🔊 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
6. 6.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
9. 9.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
17. 17.🐢 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
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
19. 19.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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