Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 58 · 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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. 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 fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
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.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🔊 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

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