Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 409 · 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.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
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
7. 7.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
32. 32.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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