Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 885 · 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 saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
10. 10.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
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.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🫁 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
25. 25.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
34. 34.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.🐢 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
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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