Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 603 · 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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
8. 8.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
10. 10.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
12. 12.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.⏱️ 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
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
18. 18.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
27. 27.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
35. 35.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
37. 37.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes

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