Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 636 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
11. 11.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.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
24. 24.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
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 reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end

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