Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 709 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.⏱️ 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
3. 3.🐢 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
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
10. 10.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
12. 12.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.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
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
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.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
29. 29.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed

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