Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 760 · 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) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🫁 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
6. 6.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🔊 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
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
33. 33.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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