Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 100 · 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 speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
11. 11.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
12. 12.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.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
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
40. 40.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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