Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 808 · 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) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
2. 2.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
3. 3.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐇 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
8. 8.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
14. 14.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
27. 27.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
28. 28.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
32. 32.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.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
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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