Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 453 · 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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
3. 3.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.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
35. 35.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
37. 37.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
38. 38.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
39. 39.🐢 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
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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