Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 652 · 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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
2. 2.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
33. 33.🐢 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
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up

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