Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 105 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
7. 7.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
24. 24.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
40. 40.🐢 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

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