Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 719 · 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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
8. 8.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
10. 10.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⏱️ 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
15. 15.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
26. 26.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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