Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 452 · 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: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
4. 4.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.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
6. 6.🐇 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
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
10. 10.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🐢 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
15. 15.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
18. 18.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
22. 22.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
27. 27.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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