Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 559 · 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.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
22. 22.🫁 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
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.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
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.⏱️ 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row

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