Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 630 · 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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
3. 3.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
30. 30.⏱️ 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
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly

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