Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

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

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