Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 230 · 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: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⏱️ 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
7. 7.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.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
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
16. 16.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
17. 17.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
26. 26.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
28. 28.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) pausing
40. 40.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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