Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 264 · 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 describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
4. 4.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
6. 6.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
17. 17.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.⏱️ 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
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
33. 33.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🐇 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
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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