Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 933 · 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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
2. 2.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
9. 9.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
11. 11.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.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
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.⏱️ 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
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
22. 22.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🔊 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.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
37. 37.🐢 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
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
39. 39.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
40. 40.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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