Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 825 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
4. 4.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
5. 5.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
17. 17.⏱️ 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
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.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
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (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) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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