Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 546 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
2. 2.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
7. 7.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
14. 14.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
23. 23.🔊 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
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
26. 26.🐢 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
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
28. 28.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
34. 34.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🐇 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
36. 36.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔊 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
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before

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