Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 480 · 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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
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 telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
7. 7.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
12. 12.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) projecting
16. 16.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
17. 17.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
21. 21.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐢 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
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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