Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 789 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
4. 4.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏱️ 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
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
22. 22.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.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
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
37. 37.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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