Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 915 · 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 a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
18. 18.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
28. 28.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. 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 better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
40. 40.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

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