Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 555 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
3. 3.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) pausing
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
30. 30.🐢 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
31. 31.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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