Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 99 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
7. 7.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
10. 10.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
25. 25.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
36. 36.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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