Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 6 · 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 a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
11. 11.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
15. 15.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
18. 18.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
19. 19.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
20. 20.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
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.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
40. 40.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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