Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 31 · 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.🔊 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
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
15. 15.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) pausing
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🫁 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
30. 30.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
33. 33.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
36. 36.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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 addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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