Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 485 · 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 louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
4. 4.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
22. 22.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
32. 32.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
33. 33.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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