Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 787 · 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.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⏱️ 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
15. 15.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.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
19. 19.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
21. 21.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
24. 24.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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