Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 40 · 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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
21. 21.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
35. 35.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
40. 40.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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