Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 367 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) stressing
12. 12.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
19. 19.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
23. 23.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
34. 34.🐢 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
36. 36.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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