Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 108 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
25. 25.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
34. 34.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
39. 39.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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