Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 949 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
4. 4.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
9. 9.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
11. 11.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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 addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (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 more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.⏱️ 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
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
40. 40.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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