Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 216 · 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) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
9. 9.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
22. 22.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
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.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
35. 35.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth

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