Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 562 · 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) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
7. 7.⏱️ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) stressing
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
22. 22.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
30. 30.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
40. 40.🐢 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

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