Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 623 · 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 talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
12. 12.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
20. 20.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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