Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 866 · 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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
3. 3.🐢 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
28. 28.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
33. 33.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
37. 37.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
39. 39.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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