Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 556 · 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: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
5. 5.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (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.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed

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