Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 269 · 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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
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.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
6. 6.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
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
22. 22.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
24. 24.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
32. 32.⏱️ 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
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling

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