Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 882 · 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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🐇 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
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.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
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.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
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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