Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 376 · 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 saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.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
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.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
22. 22.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
23. 23.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
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
27. 27.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
39. 39.⏱️ 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
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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