Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 450 · 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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
9. 9.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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 talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🐢 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
24. 24.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.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
36. 36.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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