Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 964 · 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.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
5. 5.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
8. 8.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🫁 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
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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