Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 800 · 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 into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
18. 18.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⏱️ 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
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
32. 32.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
40. 40.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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