Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 375 · 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 to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
5. 5.⏱️ 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
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
13. 13.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
15. 15.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
16. 16.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🐢 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
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
29. 29.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
38. 38.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling

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