Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 541 · 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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🫁 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
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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