Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 747 · 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 to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
10. 10.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.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
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
32. 32.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
35. 35.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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