Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 575 · 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: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) pausing
7. 7.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
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
25. 25.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🔍 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
27. 27.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
31. 31.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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