Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 101 · 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 showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
11. 11.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.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
31. 31.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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