Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 956 · 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.🔊 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
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
8. 8.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
14. 14.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
17. 17.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
18. 18.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
19. 19.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
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
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 saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word

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