Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 94 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
6. 6.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
17. 17.🐢 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
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
22. 22.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
25. 25.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
31. 31.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
36. 36.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
39. 39.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word

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