Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 425 · 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.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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