Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 377 · 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.🔊 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
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
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.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
7. 7.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
23. 23.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
29. 29.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
40. 40.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min

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