Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 426 · 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 saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
4. 4.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⏱️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
13. 13.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.🫁 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔊 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
39. 39.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it

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