Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 884 · 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.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
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🐢 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
11. 11.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
12. 12.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
13. 13.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
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 is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
20. 20.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
22. 22.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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