Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 72 · 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.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
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) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
15. 15.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
19. 19.🐢 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
20. 20.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
37. 37.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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