Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

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

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