Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 429 · 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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
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.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.⏱️ 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
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
16. 16.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
40. 40.🔊 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

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