Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 186 · 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.🔊 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
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🐢 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
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
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.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
24. 24.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
30. 30.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath

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