Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 511 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
6. 6.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
10. 10.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
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
22. 22.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
39. 39.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing
40. 40.🔊 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

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