Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 853 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
6. 6.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🐢 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
13. 13.🐇 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
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
21. 21.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
22. 22.🔊 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
23. 23.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
40. 40.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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