Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 820 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
3. 3.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
12. 12.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
24. 24.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
26. 26.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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