Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 360 · 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 announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
3. 3.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
11. 11.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
22. 22.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐇 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
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
30. 30.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up

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