Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 115 · 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) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
6. 6.⏱️ 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
7. 7.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
12. 12.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
14. 14.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
19. 19.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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