Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 67 · 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) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
5. 5.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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 to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
30. 30.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.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
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🐇 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
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
40. 40.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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