Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 681 · 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) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
5. 5.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🔊 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
8. 8.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
17. 17.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
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐢 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
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
24. 24.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
31. 31.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
32. 32.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
36. 36.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⏱️ 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end

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