Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 977 · 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 speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. 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) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.🐢 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
23. 23.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.⏱️ 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
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
36. 36.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
37. 37.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.🐢 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

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