Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 163 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
6. 6.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🔊 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
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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