Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 196 · 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 to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔊 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
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
14. 14.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏱️ 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
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) pausing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
39. 39.🐢 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
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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