Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 182 · 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.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
7. 7.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
8. 8.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.⏱️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
13. 13.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
16. 16.🔊 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
22. 22.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (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.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
27. 27.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
35. 35.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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