Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 231 · 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) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (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) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
17. 17.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐇 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
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🐢 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
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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