Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 640 · 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.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
2. 2.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
4. 4.⏱️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
27. 27.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth

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