Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 444 · 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) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
2. 2.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
5. 5.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
10. 10.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
31. 31.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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