Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 844 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
5. 5.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.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
7. 7.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
14. 14.🫁 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
15. 15.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.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
27. 27.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
30. 30.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
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: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.⏱️ 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
38. 38.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling

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