Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 908 · 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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
5. 5.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
8. 8.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
21. 21.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
22. 22.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.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

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