Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 834 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
3. 3.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
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (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 more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
25. 25.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⏱️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
30. 30.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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