Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 538 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
11. 11.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🐢 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
22. 22.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, 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.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.⏱️ 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
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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