Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 114 · 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 of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
2. 2.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🐢 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
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
26. 26.🐢 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
27. 27.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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 announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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