Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 965 · 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.⏱️ 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
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
13. 13.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 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
39. 39.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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