Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 281 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
5. 5.🐇 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
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.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
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.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
30. 30.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
36. 36.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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