Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 961 · 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.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
2. 2.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🐇 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
14. 14.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
22. 22.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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.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
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
28. 28.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🫁 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
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before

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