Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 468 · 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) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
2. 2.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
6. 6.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
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.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🫁 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
23. 23.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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