Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 50 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. 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) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
19. 19.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
33. 33.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
35. 35.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before

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