Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 248 · 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 a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
7. 7.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.⏱️ 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
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
39. 39.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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