Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 13 · 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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
12. 12.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
16. 16.🔊 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
23. 23.🐢 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
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.⏱️ 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
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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