Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 49 · 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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
2. 2.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
10. 10.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
11. 11.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
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
15. 15.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
21. 21.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.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
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
33. 33.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
37. 37.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
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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