Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 796 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
4. 4.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
12. 12.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.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
19. 19.⏱️ 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🐢 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
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
32. 32.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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