Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 15 · 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 after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🐢 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
12. 12.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
19. 19.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
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) 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
40. 40.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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