Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 71 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
28. 28.🐢 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
29. 29.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
31. 31.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🐢 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
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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