Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 173 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
5. 5.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
6. 6.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 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
31. 31.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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