Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 294 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
7. 7.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
17. 17.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
39. 39.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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