Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 302 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
3. 3.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) stressing
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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
19. 19.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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
26. 26.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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