Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 246 · 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 of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
2. 2.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
12. 12.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
39. 39.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed

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