Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 213 · 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 a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
32. 32.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) stressing
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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