Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 191 · 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) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
3. 3.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (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.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
14. 14.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
33. 33.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
39. 39.🐢 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
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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