Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 699 · 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 reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.🐇 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
37. 37.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up

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