Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 91 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
22. 22.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
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.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before

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