Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 752 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
5. 5.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.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
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.🐢 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
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
26. 26.🫁 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
33. 33.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
36. 36.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
39. 39.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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