Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 272 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
2. 2.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
11. 11.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
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 explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
28. 28.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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