Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 774 · 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) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🫁 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
4. 4.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
19. 19.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.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
23. 23.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
24. 24.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) projecting
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
31. 31.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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