Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 181 · 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.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) stressing
13. 13.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
22. 22.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔊 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
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
33. 33.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
34. 34.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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