Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 359 · 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 louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
8. 8.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
22. 22.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.⏱️ 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
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.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
33. 33.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
40. 40.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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