Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 641 · 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 announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.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
6. 6.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
12. 12.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
34. 34.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.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
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.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

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