Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 153 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
8. 8.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
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
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.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
20. 20.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
36. 36.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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