Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 59 · 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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
15. 15.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
22. 22.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
27. 27.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
38. 38.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
39. 39.🐢 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
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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