Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

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

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