Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 194 · 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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
11. 11.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
20. 20.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
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.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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