Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 738 · 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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
3. 3.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
18. 18.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.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
21. 21.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes

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