Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 542 · 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.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
6. 6.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.⏱️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
29. 29.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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