Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 79 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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) shouting every word
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🐇 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
17. 17.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
25. 25.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
28. 28.🐢 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
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (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 more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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 addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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