Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 206 · 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) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.⏱️ 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
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
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.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
23. 23.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🔊 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

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