Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 321 · 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) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
3. 3.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
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.⏱️ 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
8. 8.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
9. 9.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
15. 15.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
18. 18.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
29. 29.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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