Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 162 · 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.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.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
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
39. 39.🔊 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
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word

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