Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 48 · 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 after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
5. 5.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.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
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. 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.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it

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