Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 398 · 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 a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
13. 13.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
15. 15.⏱️ 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
16. 16.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🐇 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
18. 18.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
26. 26.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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