Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 251 · 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.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 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
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.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
15. 15.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏱️ 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
18. 18.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
19. 19.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
39. 39.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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