Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 763 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
10. 10.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
24. 24.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
25. 25.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
27. 27.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat

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