Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 512 · 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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
12. 12.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
17. 17.🐢 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
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
23. 23.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
35. 35.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
36. 36.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
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth

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