Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 472 · 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.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
7. 7.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
9. 9.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
13. 13.🔊 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
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
18. 18.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⏱️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
24. 24.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
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: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.🫁 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
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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