Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 873 · 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 speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
19. 19.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
20. 20.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 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
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔊 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
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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