Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 144 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
19. 19.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
22. 22.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
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 explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) stressing
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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