Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 126 · 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.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
7. 7.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.🔊 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
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
29. 29.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.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
33. 33.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
34. 34.⏱️ 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
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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