Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 234 · 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.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
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
6. 6.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
9. 9.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐢 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
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
19. 19.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
31. 31.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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