Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 570 · 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) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
2. 2.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
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
10. 10.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
16. 16.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
17. 17.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
18. 18.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
23. 23.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
32. 32.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
40. 40.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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