Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 626 · 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 reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.🐢 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
11. 11.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat

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