Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 421 · 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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
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.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
4. 4.⏱️ 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
5. 5.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
9. 9.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
20. 20.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
30. 30.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word

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