Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 23 · 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 explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
3. 3.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🐢 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
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
25. 25.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) pausing
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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