Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 576 · 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: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🐢 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
3. 3.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
4. 4.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
8. 8.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🐢 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
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
35. 35.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
37. 37.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
40. 40.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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