Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 311 · 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.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.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
21. 21.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
31. 31.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly

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