Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 185 · 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 a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
2. 2.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
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.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
26. 26.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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