Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 632 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
4. 4.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⏱️ 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
7. 7.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed

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