Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 566 · 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: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
18. 18.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
19. 19.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
20. 20.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
21. 21.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
30. 30.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 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

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