Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 735 · 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) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
2. 2.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
6. 6.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
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.🔊 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
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end

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