Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 714 · 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: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
5. 5.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
20. 20.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
26. 26.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.⏱️ 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
29. 29.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
38. 38.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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