Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 901 · 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) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
17. 17.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
20. 20.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
24. 24.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
25. 25.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly

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