Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 696 · 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) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
14. 14.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
16. 16.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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