Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 589 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
6. 6.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
12. 12.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.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
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
25. 25.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
36. 36.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
39. 39.🔊 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
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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