Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 138 · 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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
7. 7.🔊 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
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
34. 34.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
35. 35.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
37. 37.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing

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