Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 535 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
12. 12.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.⏱️ 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
36. 36.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
38. 38.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word

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