Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 600 · 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 a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
2. 2.🐢 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
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
8. 8.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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 saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing
26. 26.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts

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