Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 816 · 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.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.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
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
15. 15.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
17. 17.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
20. 20.🐢 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
26. 26.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast

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