Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 200 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔊 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
5. 5.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
23. 23.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
27. 27.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
34. 34.🐢 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
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🐢 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

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