Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 493 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🫁 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
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
7. 7.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
9. 9.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
20. 20.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⏱️ 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
23. 23.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
24. 24.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
30. 30.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
32. 32.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
39. 39.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up

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