Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 733 · 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) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
3. 3.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
5. 5.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.🔊 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
8. 8.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 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
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐢 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🫁 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row

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