Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 532 · 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) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🐢 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
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
14. 14.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
22. 22.🔊 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
23. 23.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
33. 33.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
38. 38.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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