Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 285 · 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) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
3. 3.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.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
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
20. 20.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
35. 35.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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