Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 335 · 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 louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
3. 3.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
12. 12.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
18. 18.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
23. 23.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
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
28. 28.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
30. 30.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
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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