Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 688 · 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) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.🐢 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
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
10. 10.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🔊 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.🫁 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
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
28. 28.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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