Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 432 · 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 describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
14. 14.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.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
19. 19.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
23. 23.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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