Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 408 · 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: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
9. 9.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
21. 21.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (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 telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
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 speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (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.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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