Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 782 · 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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
2. 2.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
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.⏱️ 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
7. 7.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, 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) stressing (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) projecting
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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