Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 445 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.⏱️ 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
7. 7.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
14. 14.🐇 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
15. 15.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
19. 19.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
34. 34.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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 telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper

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