Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 473 · 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) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
6. 6.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
14. 14.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
28. 28.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) projecting
35. 35.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐢 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
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
40. 40.🔊 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

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