Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 587 · 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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) projecting
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
4. 4.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
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.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
15. 15.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐇 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
25. 25.⏱️ 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
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
28. 28.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🫁 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
30. 30.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
31. 31.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before

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