Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 207 · 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.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
15. 15.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
27. 27.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ 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
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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