Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 995 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⏱️ 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
5. 5.🐢 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
6. 6.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.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
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
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 after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
21. 21.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.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
27. 27.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
28. 28.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
35. 35.🫁 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
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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