Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 840 · 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 showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
4. 4.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
10. 10.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
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 of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
21. 21.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
22. 22.⏱️ 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
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🔊 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

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