Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 521 · 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) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
15. 15.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
31. 31.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏱️ 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
34. 34.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
36. 36.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth

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