Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 417 · 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: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
14. 14.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
19. 19.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
24. 24.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔊 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before

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