Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 529 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
4. 4.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
7. 7.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🐇 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
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
16. 16.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
36. 36.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
39. 39.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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