Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 939 · 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) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏱️ 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
9. 9.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
15. 15.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
21. 21.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
36. 36.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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