Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 64 · 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: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
4. 4.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
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
7. 7.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.🐢 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
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min

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