Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 154 · 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 speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
7. 7.🫁 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
8. 8.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
13. 13.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🐢 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
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
34. 34.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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