Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 517 · 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 talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
14. 14.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
17. 17.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
24. 24.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) stressing
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🐢 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
38. 38.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it

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