Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 854 · 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) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
6. 6.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
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.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
26. 26.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🐢 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
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, 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 fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🐢 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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