Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 73 · 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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
2. 2.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
4. 4.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
8. 8.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.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
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.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
21. 21.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
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.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⏱️ 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
29. 29.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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