Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 962 · 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 reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. 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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
15. 15.🐢 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
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
18. 18.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🫁 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
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.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
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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