Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 899 · 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: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
21. 21.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.⏱️ 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
28. 28.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.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
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row

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