Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 950 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
28. 28.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
31. 31.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.🐢 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
37. 37.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
39. 39.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word

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