Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 198 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
10. 10.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.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
26. 26.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
27. 27.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
28. 28.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
34. 34.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 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
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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