Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 14 · 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 speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
15. 15.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.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
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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