Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 544 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🔊 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
5. 5.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
26. 26.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
28. 28.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
35. 35.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up

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