Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 680 · 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) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
7. 7.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
32. 32.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
34. 34.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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