Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 347 · 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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
2. 2.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
12. 12.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
20. 20.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
38. 38.🔊 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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