Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 325 · 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 into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
5. 5.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🔊 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
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
18. 18.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
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 speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🐢 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
36. 36.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
37. 37.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
38. 38.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
39. 39.🐢 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
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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