Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 329 · 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 after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
6. 6.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
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
10. 10.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful 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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
20. 20.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
28. 28.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
37. 37.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
38. 38.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast

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