Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 400 · 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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
11. 11.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
21. 21.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
27. 27.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
30. 30.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
32. 32.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling

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