Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 937 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
16. 16.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.🐇 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
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 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
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
29. 29.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) stressing
31. 31.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
32. 32.⏱️ 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
33. 33.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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