Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 241 · 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: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
4. 4.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) pausing
9. 9.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
11. 11.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
22. 22.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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