Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 722 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.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
6. 6.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
8. 8.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
23. 23.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🐢 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
34. 34.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes

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