Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 90 · 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) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
2. 2.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.🐢 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
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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