Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 671 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
12. 12.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
35. 35.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
40. 40.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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