Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 137 · 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 of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
4. 4.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
12. 12.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.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
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) stressing
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.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
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
32. 32.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.⏱️ 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

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