Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 754 · 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.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
5. 5.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
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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