Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 930 · 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 to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
5. 5.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
13. 13.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.⏱️ 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
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
35. 35.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 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

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