Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 25 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
6. 6.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
26. 26.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
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🐢 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
31. 31.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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