Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 88 · 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: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
5. 5.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
16. 16.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
18. 18.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
20. 20.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
27. 27.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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