Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 317 · 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 louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
5. 5.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
16. 16.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
18. 18.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
19. 19.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it

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