Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 739 · 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) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
14. 14.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
29. 29.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
36. 36.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it

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