Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 225 · 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 showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
7. 7.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
9. 9.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
16. 16.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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.⏱️ 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
29. 29.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
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
32. 32.🔊 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
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 is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up

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