Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 557 · 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.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
6. 6.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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 more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.🔊 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
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: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.🔊 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
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
20. 20.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
23. 23.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 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

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