Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 525 · 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 explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
10. 10.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.⏱️ 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
17. 17.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🔊 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
39. 39.🐢 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
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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