Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 275 · 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 in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🐢 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
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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

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