Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 585 · 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 reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔊 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
5. 5.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
14. 14.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
15. 15.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
16. 16.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
24. 24.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
28. 28.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
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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