Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 819 · 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.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
35. 35.🫁 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
36. 36.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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