Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 235 · 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 speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
13. 13.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🐢 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
31. 31.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
33. 33.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
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row

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