Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 449 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
19. 19.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
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
25. 25.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
33. 33.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
36. 36.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling

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