Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 497 · 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 pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
10. 10.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
15. 15.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
31. 31.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
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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