Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 665 · 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.🔊 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
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.⏱️ 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
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) projecting
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
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.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
31. 31.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
37. 37.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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