Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 386 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.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
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
15. 15.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
34. 34.🐢 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
35. 35.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word

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