Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 987 · 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) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
34. 34.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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