Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 226 · 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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⏱️ 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
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
16. 16.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
20. 20.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
24. 24.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
28. 28.🐢 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
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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