Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 488 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
3. 3.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, 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) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
11. 11.🫁 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
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.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
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up

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