Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 278 · 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 speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
12. 12.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
22. 22.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
35. 35.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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