Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 838 · 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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
19. 19.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.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
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
26. 26.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
40. 40.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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