Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 775 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
8. 8.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (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.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
23. 23.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.🐢 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
38. 38.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
39. 39.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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