Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 686 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⏱️ 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
14. 14.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
25. 25.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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