Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 486 · 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) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
22. 22.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
25. 25.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.⏱️ 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
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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