Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 955 · 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) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
7. 7.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
9. 9.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
10. 10.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
12. 12.🫁 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
13. 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
23. 23.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
40. 40.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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