Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 308 · 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 near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
6. 6.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
9. 9.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🫁 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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