Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 564 · 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: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
34. 34.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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