Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 282 · 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.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.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
3. 3.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
4. 4.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
11. 11.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
13. 13.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
16. 16.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
18. 18.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏱️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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