Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 582 · 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.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
6. 6.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
8. 8.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
10. 10.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
22. 22.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
24. 24.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
33. 33.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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