Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 204 · 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.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
3. 3.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.⏱️ 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
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
8. 8.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
32. 32.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
33. 33.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
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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