Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 136 · 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 a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
2. 2.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
13. 13.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
26. 26.🔊 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
28. 28.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
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
40. 40.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose

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