Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 976 · 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 announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
10. 10.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
14. 14.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
20. 20.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
26. 26.🔊 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
39. 39.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
40. 40.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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