Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 695 · 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) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
9. 9.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
13. 13.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
15. 15.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
31. 31.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
39. 39.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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