Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 85 · 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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
2. 2.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
5. 5.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. 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 is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
9. 9.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
19. 19.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
25. 25.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
30. 30.🐢 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
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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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