Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 240 · 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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
20. 20.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⏱️ 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
24. 24.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
29. 29.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
36. 36.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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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