Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 483 · 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.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
10. 10.⏱️ 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
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
20. 20.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
33. 33.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
35. 35.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🐢 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
40. 40.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

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