Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 531 · 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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
2. 2.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.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
28. 28.🐇 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
30. 30.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
33. 33.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream

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