Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 596 · 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.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
4. 4.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
14. 14.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
17. 17.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🐢 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

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