Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 721 · 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 speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
6. 6.🐇 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
14. 14.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
18. 18.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
27. 27.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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