Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 594 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
3. 3.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
15. 15.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
35. 35.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up

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