Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 78 · 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.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
4. 4.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
13. 13.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
18. 18.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.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
20. 20.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
22. 22.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth

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