Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 879 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
30. 30.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🐢 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
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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