Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 405 · 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.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
9. 9.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.⏱️ 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
12. 12.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
13. 13.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
23. 23.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
25. 25.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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