Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 496 · 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.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
3. 3.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
8. 8.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
10. 10.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) projecting
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
13. 13.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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