Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 635 · 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.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
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.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🫁 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
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
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.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
20. 20.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🐢 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
27. 27.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min

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