Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 704 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
18. 18.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.🐢 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
37. 37.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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