Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

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

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