Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 344 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
10. 10.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
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 reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
19. 19.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.⏱️ 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
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
24. 24.🫁 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🐢 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
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes

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