Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 257 · 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 explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.⏱️ 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
5. 5.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
28. 28.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
35. 35.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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