Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 554 · 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 of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
14. 14.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
26. 26.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
33. 33.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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