Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 811 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
3. 3.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
26. 26.⏱️ 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
35. 35.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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