Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 80 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
18. 18.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
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 talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.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
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🐢 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
31. 31.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word

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