Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 279 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
7. 7.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
10. 10.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
25. 25.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
26. 26.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.🐇 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
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.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
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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