Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 286 · 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 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
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
10. 10.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
19. 19.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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