Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 373 · 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 of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
2. 2.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
14. 14.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
17. 17.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
27. 27.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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