Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 660 · 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.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
11. 11.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
24. 24.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🫁 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
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🔊 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
39. 39.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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