Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 929 · 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.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
9. 9.⏱️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
13. 13.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
18. 18.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
22. 22.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
32. 32.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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