Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 260 · 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 a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
11. 11.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.🔊 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
17. 17.🐢 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
18. 18.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
25. 25.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
34. 34.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
37. 37.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
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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