Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 565 · 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 explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
6. 6.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.⏱️ 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
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
15. 15.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 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
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
28. 28.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
36. 36.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly

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