Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 572 · 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) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
8. 8.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
9. 9.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
10. 10.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.⏱️ 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
19. 19.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
25. 25.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🫁 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

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