Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 291 · 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 after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
8. 8.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
14. 14.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
22. 22.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🔊 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end

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