Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 82 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
18. 18.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🫁 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
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
29. 29.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🐢 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word

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