Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 187 · 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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.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
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
12. 12.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
14. 14.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.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
28. 28.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.⏱️ 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
30. 30.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling

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