Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 897 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🐢 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐢 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
12. 12.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
18. 18.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) pausing
27. 27.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🫁 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
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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