Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 581 · 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 speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
5. 5.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
10. 10.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.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
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 a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
14. 14.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.🐢 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word

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