Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 797 · 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 reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
23. 23.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.⏱️ 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 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
36. 36.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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