Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 865 · 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 giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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 speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
6. 6.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🫁 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
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
22. 22.🔊 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
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🐢 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
29. 29.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
36. 36.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
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
40. 40.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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