Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 474 · 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.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
8. 8.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
13. 13.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
22. 22.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
35. 35.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth

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