Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 401 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
5. 5.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
8. 8.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🐢 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
39. 39.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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