Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 165 · 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 talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
16. 16.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
37. 37.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.🔊 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling

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