Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 610 · 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: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.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
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
9. 9.⏱️ 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
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
11. 11.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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
27. 27.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
28. 28.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing

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