Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 876 · 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: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.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
17. 17.🐢 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
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
24. 24.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
35. 35.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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