Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 402 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
5. 5.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.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
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.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
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
16. 16.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
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 reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
24. 24.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before

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