Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 8 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
3. 3.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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