Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 374 · 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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
2. 2.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⏱️ 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
5. 5.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
19. 19.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
24. 24.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
37. 37.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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