Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 479 · 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 louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
19. 19.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
40. 40.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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