Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 807 · 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 softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) projecting
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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 is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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