Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 978 · 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 announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.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
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.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
23. 23.🐢 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
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (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 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
34. 34.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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