Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 718 · 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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🔊 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
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
15. 15.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
18. 18.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.⏱️ 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
33. 33.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
34. 34.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
36. 36.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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