Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 745 · 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) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
2. 2.🐢 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
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
5. 5.🐢 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
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⏱️ 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
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
32. 32.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
37. 37.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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