Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 44 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
2. 2.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
5. 5.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.⏱️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
17. 17.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
19. 19.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
20. 20.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
21. 21.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
40. 40.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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