Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 981 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⏱️ 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
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
6. 6.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.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
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed

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