Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 824 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏱️ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🔊 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
14. 14.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 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
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
23. 23.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
24. 24.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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