Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 877 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
17. 17.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⏱️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
30. 30.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up

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